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Ireland's big school secret: how a year off-curriculum changes teenage lives

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204 points joveian | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 17:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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petesergeant ◴[16 Oct 24 19:11 UTC] No.41862683[source]▶
> What he really wanted to close was the cultural gap between rich and poor

This sounds great!

> Then there is the financial aspect of TY: some parents just can’t afford it.

oh for fuck's sake

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1. talideon ◴[16 Oct 24 23:04 UTC] No.41864779[source]▶
It's an extra year of your kids at home, and potentially trips abroad. We couldn't afford the trip to France during my TY, so I skipped the trip, but did TY. While this was the '90s and my parents didn't earn enough to pay income tax, they were able to afford it for both myself and my sister, and I don't think they regret it for either of us.