Of late, it has become increasingly popular among students to take a gap year after finishing high school. This practice enables them to relax and have fun with friends or family. During this period they can also travel or learn new things. However, in my opinion, taking a break after high school and before joining university does have some drawbacks.
The biggest advantage of taking a break is that students get an opportunity to relax and learn some valuable life lessons during this period. At high school students are under tremendous pressure to get high scores. Consequently, they have to study for prolonged hours, complete numerous assignments and spend many sleepless nights. For instance, a cousin of mine who took her high school public exam last year was always occupied with her studies, tuition and record work. She rarely went to bed before midnight. Furthermore, she stayed away from family events or parties for the whole year. Obviously, students take great pains to perform well in their exams and they deserve a break after high school. During this period they can travel or find a part time job that enables them to learn new skills that might help them in the future. Traveling or working part time will also give them an idea of what to expect when they have to travel for work or studies in the future.
On the flip side, taking a break from studies can have some negative effects. To start with, many students will simply waste this time doing nothing useful. Another disadvantage is that when students take a break, they may lose interest in studies. Actually, many of them will never go to university. In addition, because of this discontinuity students may forget many concepts they learned at school. Consequently, when they join university they will have to work doubly hard.
To conclude, taking a gap year after high school is only beneficial for those students who use that time to engage in something productive. Those who take this break to relax and have fun will have to work harder when they join university after a year. Worse, some of them may never join university.
Of late, it has become
increasingly
popular among
students
to take a gap
year
after finishing
high
school
. This practice enables them to relax and have fun with friends or family. During this period they can
also
travel or learn new things.
However
, in my opinion, taking a
break
after
high
school
and
before
joining
university
does have
some
drawbacks.
The biggest advantage of taking a
break
is that
students
get
an opportunity to relax and learn
some
valuable life lessons during this period. At
high
school
students
are under tremendous pressure to
get
high
scores.
Consequently
, they
have to
study
for prolonged hours, complete numerous assignments and spend
many
sleepless nights.
For instance
, a cousin of mine who took her
high
school
public exam last
year
was always occupied with her
studies
, tuition and record
work
. She rarely went to bed
before
midnight.
Furthermore
, she stayed away from family
events
or parties for the whole
year
.
Obviously
,
students
take great pains to perform well in their
exams and
they deserve a
break
after
high
school
. During this period they can travel or find a part
time
job that enables them to learn new
skills
that might
help
them in the future. Traveling or working part
time
will
also
give them an
idea
of what to
expect
when they
have to
travel for
work
or
studies
in the future.
On the flip side, taking a
break
from
studies
can have
some
negative
effects. To
start
with,
many
students
will
simply
waste this
time
doing nothing useful. Another disadvantage is that when
students
take a
break
, they may lose interest in
studies
. Actually,
many
of them will never go to
university
.
In addition
,
because of this
discontinuity
students
may forget
many
concepts they learned at
school
.
Consequently
, when they
join
university
they will
have to
work
doubly
hard
.
To conclude
, taking a gap
year
after
high
school
is
only
beneficial for those
students
who
use
that
time
to engage in something productive. Those who take this
break
to relax and have fun will
have to
work
harder when they
join
university
after a
year
. Worse,
some
of them may never
join
university
.