Some people think high school graduates should travel or work for a period instead of going directly to study at university. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Handful
people
consider that children who have received secondary
school
education must spend some time on travelling or job,
instead
of getting higher education.
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essay will discuss the benefits of travelling or working after high
school
and
disadvantages
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the disadvantages
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of
this
choice. The main
advantages
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advantage
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of travelling or working after
school
is
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that graduates become more confident and experienced.
In other words
, when young
people
start having a job, they can rely only on themselves, and
this
makes them more independent.
For example
, youth
people
are used to
depend
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on
parents
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their parents
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financially;
however
, when they start getting
own
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their own
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income they can manage their
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lives
life
life's
lifes
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as they want.
On the other hand
, the most significant drawback is that
school
graduates
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loose
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lose
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their time
on
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doing nothing.
This
means that not all youth can organize
themselve
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themselves
and find good
occupation
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occupations
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after
school
. A classic example is when kids are grown up in
family
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where all decisions are made by parents;
hence
, it is psychologically difficult for 17 years old children
take
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responsibility for their
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lives
life
lifes
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.
For instance
, young
pople
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people
often change their occupations, and they give up when facing any difficulties. As the result,
in
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age
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the age
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of 20 years
old
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they still do not have long work experience. In conclusion, having brake after
school
graduation in order to travel or work gives some benefits for youth,
although
there are some disadvantages. In spite of the fact that young
people
can have experience and independence, for some
graduates
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it could not be an option because of their personality.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • high school graduates
  • travel
  • work
  • study
  • university
  • advantages
  • disadvantages
  • personal development
  • cultural development
  • practical skills
  • experience
  • independence
  • responsibility
  • career options
  • academic progression
  • financial constraints
  • networking opportunities
  • continuous
  • opportunity to specialize
  • resources
  • guidance
  • lack of
  • pressure
  • stress
  • flexibility
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