{"product_id":"gap-to-great-a-parents-guide-to-the-gap-year-paperback","title":"Gap to Great: A Parent's Guide to the Gap Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Wien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his TED Talk, author and speaker Mark Lindquist says the most uninformed decision we'll ever make is when we're forced to choose our college majors. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThink about it: before we've even had to do our own laundry, we're expected to decide what we want to do every day, for the rest of our lives. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeems a little backwards, doesn't it? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, over 70% of the American workforce is disengaged from their jobs. To put it simply: the traditional system isn't working. Instead, it's forcing people into degrees that lead to mounds of student loan debt, unfulfilling careers and high levels of unnecessary stress and frustration. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrea Wien knows firsthand that blindly following the paved path doesn't automatically equal career success and ultimate fulfillment. At 28 and unhappy with her own career direction, she started asking questions about the journey she'd taken: high school graduation, right to college, an internship and then onto her first job without ever pausing to figure out exactly what made her tick. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat she realized is that by pursuing a degree and a career that she didn't have a chance to explore in the real world, she - like so many others - had chosen poorly and set herself up for failure before she'd taken her first credit hour. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccording to Andrea, this is a recipe for disaster, and something that happens day after day all around the world. \"By the time I finally did an internship in my field and realized I didn't like it, I was too far down the path to turn around and start over. Instead, I'd pushed on, graduated with a degree that wasn't right for me and took the first job I could find because I needed to start paying bills. Talk about getting off on the wrong foot.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do we counteract this problem? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrea believes the gap year is a good place to start. A concept born in England that's migrated to countries all across the globe, gap years are gaining momentum as the answer - or at least the beginnings of an answer - about what comes next. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut while the figures and statistics on gap years are nothing short of extraordinary, Andrea finds that parents can still be hesitant to send their child off for a year of adventure, learning and the great unknown. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt makes sense that parents want to protect their children (and often their savings accounts), rather than put them on the train to Nowhereville: destination \"back on mom and dad's couch.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, she tackles head on the most common concerns that parents have about the gap year. These include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill he be safe?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill she ever go back to college? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan she defer her admission to college? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow much will this cost? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat kind of gap year should he do?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can I start the gap year conversation? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can a gap year help him get ahead career-wise? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do I explain a gap year to my family and friends?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the book that parents of teenagers can't afford not to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52504927502643,"sku":"9780994412904","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ejBoVGFKVHBBeUNIK0Nwd0FMOERNdz09.webp?v=1760205502","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/gap-to-great-a-parents-guide-to-the-gap-year-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}