"Some people think that they can learn better by themselves than with a teacher. Others think that it is always better to have a teacher. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons to develop your essay"

After studying at high
school
, some
students
choose to
work
, others
go to
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travel until
starting
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they start
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studying at
university
.
This
problem has some benefits and negatives that I mentioned in
this
essay. On the one hand, studying in high
school
is quite difficult, so
students
have to spend a lot of
time
passing the exam. On
this
occasion, they can break to prepare for study at
university
. Before they continue learning, the choice to
work
or trip helps them understand themself, they know what they want and who they become. Working or travelling will carry about them many experiences that when they are
students
they have not had like: eating different foods, widening their
horizon
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, learning new skills,... ,
,
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Eventually
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they earn money for the family. For
an
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instant
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, I finished my
time
at high
school
in July but I started studying at
university
in December so I spent 4 months working as a worker.
This
job helps me have interesting experiences starting
live
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far from my family.
On the other hand
, some
people
travel or
work
so they do not have enough
time
to prepare for studying. They admit
themself
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they
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break over
time
that
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than
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they should.
As a result
, they miss necessary information and when they go to the other city, they do not adjust.
Students
feel
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find it
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difficult to live far from their family and friends. They are bored and new things make they are irritable.
For example
, when studying abroad,
people
need a lot of
time
to understand local
people
and make friends with
people
in other countries and
this
is really a problem. In conclusion,
students
who choose to
work
or travel for a year between finishing high
school
and starting
university
have some advantages like having
time
to rest and having many experiences but
this
is can take
time
for them that they use to adjust to the new circumstances.
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