"Mythical Bunk", my a$$!

Another problem with education and society's leniency when it comes to raising kids and challenging them (WSJ.com - Kids & Money):

"The biggest problem, of course, is that a job interferes with school. Dr. Steinberg says his research shows that grades don't usually suffer when kids work -- but that's only because they take easier courses or cheat in order to protect their grades. As it is, only one in 11 high-school graduates has taken trigonometry. Only one in four has taken physics. And 44% graduate without the courses they need to get into college."

"Kids" will have a job for many more years than they will be in school and the sooner they see what is expected of them in the "real" world, the better.