The film is very funy.
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Alida Monaco doesn't spend her summers doing the usual teenage work, like working at the mall. Instead, she's studying.
It used to be that a summer job was considered a teenage thing. Today, Monaco, who has never had a summer job, is part of growing trend(趋势) teenagers concentrating on their studies, even during the summer. That's down from 72% of Americans aged 16 to 19 who worked in July of 1978, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Fierce competition, older workers returning to the workforce and weak economic growth are all adding to the decrease of teenagers in the workforce. But as schoolwork grows increasingly heavy and homework eats up more time, data suggest the biggest reason why some teens won't be working this summer is that they simply don't have time.
For college-bound teens, some teachers even advise students not to waste time on a summer job. "Some of my students only have about six weeks off in the summer, " said Shannon Reed, a lecturer at the