Many people in some countries believe that encouraging teenagers to work or travel for a year after finishing high school studies could benefit their future planning. There are advantages and disadvantages of this issue that we can discuss in depth.
First of all, the main advantage of having a gap year may help youth discover their real interests. Take my friend Edwin for example, he was aiming to become a photographer after graduating from senior high school. However, after he went to Australia for one-year working holiday. He decided to become a barrister, and he owns a coffee shop now in Japan. Form such example, it demonstrates that young people could find their interests through having a gap year working or travelling.
Another advantage of encouraging youth to go having a gap year before starting university studies is that youth can improve language skills by knowing friends from all over the world. For instance, my friend Annie, she went to Japan while she was 19 years old. She met friends from China, Canada, Malaysia and Spain. She started to have an interest in learning Japanese, Spanish, and English. Therefore, now she can speak these languages fluently. Consequently, a gap year experience did help her know more friends and learn different languages.
Despite these advantages, there is one possible disadvantage is that they may not have enough knowledges about financial management. Moreover, they may fall into gambling issues. For example, my friend Tony was invited to visit the casino while he went working holiday in Melbourne. He spent all of his money, moreover, he borrowed more than 1 million dollars from his friends. From this case, a gap year adventure may also include some disadvantages of risks.
To conclude, although there is possible drawback. Nevertheless, there is not to say that encouraging youth to have a gap year is totally without merit. Parents and young students should be well prepared before starting the adventure.
Many
people
in
some
countries believe that encouraging
teenagers
to work or travel for a
year
after finishing high school studies could benefit their future planning. There are
advantages
and disadvantages of this issue that we can discuss in depth.
First of all
, the main
advantage
of having a
gap
year
may
help
youth
discover their real interests. Take my
friend
Edwin
for example
, he was aiming to become a photographer after graduating from senior high school.
However
, after he went to Australia for one-year working holiday. He decided to become a barrister, and he
owns
a coffee shop
now
in Japan. Form such example, it demonstrates that young
people
could find their interests through having a
gap
year
working or travelling.
Another
advantage
of encouraging
youth
to go having a
gap
year
before
starting university studies is that
youth
can
improve
language
skills
by knowing
friends
from all over the world.
For instance
, my
friend
Annie, she went to Japan while she was 19 years
old
. She met
friends
from China, Canada, Malaysia and Spain. She
started
to have an interest in learning Japanese, Spanish, and English.
Therefore
,
now
she can speak these languages
fluently
.
Consequently
, a
gap
year
experience did
help
her know more
friends
and learn
different
languages.
Despite these
advantages
, there is one possible disadvantage is that they may not have
enough
knowledges
about financial management.
Moreover
, they may fall into gambling issues.
For example
, my
friend
Tony
was invited
to visit the casino while he went working holiday in Melbourne. He spent all of his money,
moreover
, he borrowed more than 1 million dollars from his
friends
. From this case, a
gap
year
adventure may
also
include
some
disadvantages of
risks
.
To conclude
, although there is possible drawback.
Nevertheless
, there is not to say that encouraging
youth
to have a
gap
year
is
totally
without merit. Parents and young students should be
well prepared
before
starting the adventure.