In some countries, young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decided to do this.

It is argued that volunteering should be made part of the school curriculum.

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essay agrees with that suggestion completely because it help pupils develop soft skills and helps them gain

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experience. Education should not be limited to strictly academic pursuits and those in education should

also

develop life skills,

such

as teamwork, empathy and self-discipline, and one of the best ways to hone these aptitudes is through community service. Serving those less fortunate than ourselves teaches us many lessons including how to

work

with people from other backgrounds and the value of hard

work

,

thus

enabling us to hone these skills before becoming an adult.

For example

, many young people from wealthier countries take a gap year and help those less fortunate than themselves to increase their gratitude for what they have and improve their

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ethic. Many colleges and companies are

also

increasingly looking for

this

type of experience. Most school leavers have the same grades and charitable works can help set you apart from other students when making college applications.

For example

, Cambridge and Oxford receive thousands of applications from straight-A students every year and can only accept a small percentage of applicants. What you have done outside the classroom is often the thing that differentiates you from everyone else and gets you that coveted spot. In conclusion, teenagers should be made to partake in unpaid

work

as part of their schooling because it will help them learn things they wouldn’t ordinarily learn from their teachers and it will

also

boost their chances of getting into

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education.