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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 decide to do this.

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It is true that nowadays it is common that parents permit their children to have a short break by travelling to other countries before starting their university studies.
This
 essay will discuss both advantages and drawbacks of
this
 modern trend.
To begin
 with, I personally accept the insight that young people should spare some time in order to develop their worldwide view and have a productive time by themselves.
In other words
, teenagers may benefit from short therapeutic breaks as well.
However
, I
also
 insist that they should be undertaken by their parents, so there should be someone who will able to care about their safety in a foreign country.
Furthermore
, if the future teen student decides to travel alone, they should be aware of rules and be able to guard themselves.
Otherwise
, they are in a great risk to lose their control if not to make any trouble .
On the other hand
, some teenagers, who try to maintain their own life without their parents support, may not only cause some unpredictable consequences but
also
 lose their parents' faith in them. In a result, parents may reject to finance the education fees or care about their own child.
Consequently
, it is not surprising that in some countries in Europe parents give freedom to their children after they turn 18 in order to give a chance to become independent. I personally consider
this
 method of bringing up children not applicable.
In addition
, excessive permissiveness may spoil the children.
Moreover
, future students may have a change of heart and not apply for higher qualification in university. To conclude,
Although
 it is great when future students are offered to have a temporary holiday between their studies they should be monitored by their parents.
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