1.  Define the following words as used in the article:
derisively (1)
demean, mockingly, destructive (2)
beneficiaries, trivialize, component (4)
demogogues (5)

2.  Make a list of the statistics that Dr. Williams provides in the article.

3.  What is the point of Dr. Williams' commentary?

4.  Ask a parent, relative or teacher what their first job was as a teenager and what lessons or skills they learned from that job.

5.  Did Dr. Williams' article cause you to change your attitude toward "dead-end" jobs?  Explain your answer.

6.  Should teenagers work part-time jobs?  Explain your answer.