Gap Year-up only for the rich?
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Students in Western countries such as the USA and the UK between high school and university education, some social work.
It is known as gap year. The student, Asia, Africa and Latin America to spend a few days among the poor.
The trend among students of the West began in the sixties. But, today, praising the work of social criticism is the gap year.
Are saying that they are aware of the rich passion. Students who are working among poor communities, helping people or they actually go to experience new life.
He disengaged photo ops and go for picnics.
Linton Lewis of California recently named student of social media remained fiercely funny.
Linton said, among the poor, spent a few days in the African country of Zambia. Linton printed in the Telegraph newspaper on his experience.
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It felt wrong to blame the people said Linton. Poor joke about the stereotypes created by marking things.
Since the article Linton gap year raises questions about the mission of the social work.
One big reason is the gap year programs to be extremely costly.
Common student gap year then any other country can not go to work to help people.
The hobby has become nobles. Gap year students send abroad agencies, big bucks for the job are Aentti.
The gap year program, the students spend time among the poor, like a picnic.
They take pictures, and then return to their homeland mouthed ways to describe their work.
For this reason, it is said to be the end goal.
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Philadelphia University's all about working gap year now Golderik-tab that says "Poverty Tourism" or poverty has become tourism.
Sara says that children in rich countries, while in the middle of his high school and university are poor Mulkhon roam.
She explains the gap year. The poor communities that they should do it and make new life experience.
But she just go to be photographed. They do not understand the difference between riches and poverty.
Sara's mind also that the gap year all the agencies, are presented as fun days.
He says that university students in his life before, 'fun' take.
Sara says that middle-class children in other countries during the gap year not even going to Social Work.
Because of the gap year "Poverty Tourism" is very expensive. It has cost thousands of dollars.
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To spend four months in an African country and a half months have to spend up to six thousand dollars.
Gap in Oregon American Association of Ethan Knight says that such programs are expensive due.
Tourism companies offer gap year, agreements with communities in poorer countries, so that all the children of the rich countries to spend a few days.
Even when children are not there, then it will give money to companies communities. This increases their cost.
The insurance, the cost of health and advisers. Gap year students to monitor and protect the specialists are sent to them.
Overall, the gap year program expenses Agencies sits Khasa good. Hence, these programs are becoming expensive.
Then the real experience to give more time for the students are advised to spend between these communities.
Soon he will be nothing more than the photographed. Gujharenge no experience should come in handy when the maximum time.
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Take the case of Canada announced Dikisn. She was preparing to go to university when he then decided to spend eight months in the African country of Botswana.
He had hoped that this experience will work in advancing their careers.
But the real challenge was to arrange for the money. In this work he needed nearly three thousand dollars.
Barely raised by the announcement. Dikisn Believes gap year programs are very expensive. Just not all.
Information gap year in the UK are very worried about going into business.
University of Leicester say Fabian Frenjel the government, raised the cost of gap year students, the situation will improve.
Some people also say that what the poor people are the same in other countries?
The students in their own country, why not work to help poor people?
Fabian said the people, who are the good work it so that the active promotion, the purpose of the work is over.
Tourism also say that anti gap year students to spend some time among the poor, for the poor who are not just beneficial.
Of course not change their circumstances. Although the gap year programs are intended are not so bad.
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Some people seriously work to help people.
However, when these people experience, share blog or by other means, then it becomes an issue.
Some people think that they are glorifying poverty.
Linton is the latest example of the US. Bkayda was then running against them on the social media trend.
Some experts suggest that the other country for social work students must honestly describe their experience.
Student some time, spending between other communities, they do not understand properly.
So better not to present their work exaggerated. This led to accusations of poverty is projected as glamor.
Experts recommend that gap year not such a bad thing, if the student done deliberately decide to go on this mission.
They choose good and cheap program. In countries where you go to understand the lives of the people.
Try to bring better changes in their lives. Please describe your experience and integrity.
If the student will do so in future also be worth taking the gap year.
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