Concept and Brief Description
The concept that I chose from this chapter was Child Labor. Many years ago, the laws and regulations on child labor were not as strict as today’s. As the book mentions, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prohibits the use of child labor. There are some exceptions for example, acting, baby-sitting, and delivering newspapers to consumers. Children who are 16 or 17 years old cannot work in hazardous places. Children who are 14 or 15 years old can work off school hours and also nonhazardous places.
A company needs to have the necessary documentation and work permits if they want to hire a minor. Before a company hires a minor, they need to make sure they are following regulations in their state as well as the FLSA.
Emotional Hook
What if your kid of 5 years old is working to be an actor? You as a parent take your kid everywhere for classes, castings, photo shoots, and auditions. You know that this type of job is hard and knows what is best for your kid. He is becoming a good little actor, but many times that is not what he wants to do because he wants to play with his/her friends.
Key Points to Elicit Discussion
This is a very interesting topic that can create many arguments. With the example above is that considered child labor? The kid does what the mother tells him/her what to do. Being an actor or actresses is hard work. Some kids do very well and love doing what they do, so in those cases is not really child labor, it is just a job.
Facilitative Questions
What if the dream of the parents is to have their child become a star? Is that considered child labor? Some parents think they know what is best for their kids and because they still are under age they do not know what they want? Is it true?
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Thanks for fixing the comment problem. I was wondering why I couldn't post comments. Anyways, you are doing a great job on your blog! It is interesting to think that parents make their kids act because they want their dreams to come true of having an actor in the family or just having their kids make money for the family. I bet all that money that the kids are making is not going towards a college fund or something useful for the kid in the future. It is going straight into the pockets of the parents. Great point. It was very thought provoking.
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