Show School and Home by Dr Daryl J. J McCarty Executive Secretary Secretory Utah Education Association Students and cars If you have hav a child who's nearing high school age you need to discuss a life death m matter Its It's this thing about getting a acar car ear Courses that teach high school students how to drive are among the most popular ones around That's good Youngsters should learn to drive well TilE THE DA DAY V a young man man or woman gets a drivers driver's license Is Isa Isa isa a big day in that young persons person's life Inevitably the next step is the desire to own a car Car ownership causes a drastic change in priorities for some-but some certainly not all all- students An automobile is 18 the thedoor thedoor thedoor door to many new experiences experiences- some good and some potentially harmful Authorities have suggested that good students can become less than enthusiastic about school work after they get cars MOST HIGH school students who have cars must also pay for them This usually means getting a job which may pull the student away from valuable school and activities cut down downtime downtime downtime time available for homework On the other hand it can be argued that youths who assume the obligation of making monthly payments are learning a valuable lesson in responsibility responsibility But making payments is not the only element of in car ownership Even though a te teenager nager may be ready to accept the burden of making car payments on time he or she she- may be entirely too casual about speed laws aws dragging Mainor Main or accepting challenges for a fatal race down downa a canyon Usually girl drivers are less daring than boys Ask any insurance insurance insurance in in- agent OFTEN THE TilE question of whether a high school student buys a a caris car is largely up up t to the parents They are the ones who sign co-sign notes And they are the ones who are called upon for Cor term short gasoline loans etc That means parents are in in- ina a strong negotiating position They should use that position to assure that a car car doesn't P destroy their childs child's gr grades d or his life |