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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're thinking of making our child take a gap year. We're told this isn't a good idea, but he is dozing his way through school and is immature and interested in nothing. We've been helping him (dragging him is more like it) get through his senior year, but I'm not sure it's such a good idea to let him go right to college. He's smart, so was accepted, then let his grades fall into the toilet. He's not used to responsibility and has no concept of how difficult the world is without parents there to pick up the pieces (yes, guilty as charged). I think it would be great for him to get a job stocking shelves at Wal-Mart for minumum wage. He could see how real people live, how hard it is to make a living and make ends meet on such poor wages.

He wants to go to college. I imagine he'll socialize and do a little studying. Wouldn't a gap year be a good idea, or would it be just a waste of time for him? 
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We required our son to take a gap year. He worked for a year, then went to good regional school. His attitude was totally changed by the time he went and he graduated with top honors. He's now with the State Dept. [/quote]

What sort of job did he have during the gap?[/quote]

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