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

It has been noted that some nations
advice
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their youngsters to get a job or
travel
for one year between finishing secondary
school
and going into higher
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. I discuss
further
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the cons and pros of
this
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and give a logical conclusion.
To begin
with. There are so many advantages associated with
this
trend, ranging from gaining
travel
experience to making young people work and
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extra cash to their pockets. They
also
gain
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experience and as well acquire professional skills.
For instance
, people from poor family backgrounds, on completing secondary
education
, can choose to learn hand work which helps them to earn money and provide financial support to their families. Some might go as far as sponsoring themselves when they eventually gain admission
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institution.
On the other hand
, there are downsides to
this
. Given that teenagers easily succumb to peer pressure, some of them easily get distracted when they see their mates working and earning handsomely, they would
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to be like them and thereby
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up on
education
entirely. More so, when some youngsters conclude
their
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high
school
, if found idle within
this
transition period between high
school
and university, might get corrupt with bad friends thereby
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focus.
For instance
just like the popular saying that an idle mind is a devil’s workshop. When young people fail to engage
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something meaningful
such
as getting a job or acquiring skills, they tend to be easily distracted
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bad
behaviors
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, some become drug addicts and criminals when they are not being guided.
Consequently
given up on
education
. In conclusion, in as much as there
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are advantages
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to taking a year off to work or
travel
after secondary
school
, before starting
university
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education
such
as getting a job and earning money to be independent, gaining
travel
experience and so on. Teenagers tend to
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interest in
education
within
this
short period if not properly guided.
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