Some educationalists think that international exchange visits will benefit students at the school. To what extent do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays it has become a quite ubiquitous practice that

students

at school are sent to different countries in academic

exchange

programmes to make them ready for the globalised

world

.

Although

there are few disadvantages of the trend due to the break of concentration and adjustment issue of

students

at that amateur stage of life, the advantages of the visits which are broadening the outlook and establishing fruitful network surely outweigh everything. On one hand, when

students

leave home and family to reach an unknown place full of adversity, they may face different obstacles. Some may not adjust to that environment which is quite normal considering their age. Sometimes

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example, they may become exposed to unfavourable companionship, which draws long-term effects on their brain.

Moreover

, few of them may face difficulties concentrating on their studies because of coping up with two different academic curricula designed differently.

In other words

,

students

may find it too difficult to concentrate on study when there is no similarity between both of the programmes.

However

, all these drawbacks could easily be resolved with proper planning and management.

On the other hand

, academic

exchange

visit inevitably brings several benefits.

Firstly

,

this

certainly broadens the outlook of

students

. More specifically,

students

living in a small city even with the help of technology have limited scope to know the

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their imagination. When they leave their comfort zone and reach places in the other part of the

world

, they confront to different cultures, people and ideas which surely make them think more sophisticatedly.

Secondly

,

students

make several friends during their visit naturally and fellow

students

also

extend their hand of friendship. For

this

reason, it is quite evident that people made a plethora of academic

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in their early life, have a strong network and in

this

world

, in every sector, an established circle of friends is invaluable.

Therefore

, the advantages of global

exchange

visits are significantly beneficial for

students

. To conclude, despite the few demerits of the academic

exchange

, the merits of

this

are substantially visible. For that reason, more and more learners should be sent to foreign lands to make them real candidates for the connected

world

.