How do you convince parents to let you go to Japan with your school? -

I really need help guys! It s been my dream for years to go to Japan and my school is taking a trip there, and I need help convincing my parents to let me go! Any advice, tips, and ideas are helpful!!!

Wow - good for you. Visiting another country is a very educational and rewarding experience. I m not sure what your parents concerns are, so ask them what specific reasons they have for not letting you go. Too expensive? Offer to pay for part of the trip yourself so they see you are genuine with your request. Too dangerous? Of course, accidents can happen anywhere, but Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. Violent crime rate is incredibly low. Earthquake danger? It s true, there are more earthquakes in Japan than many other countries. However, most of them are so small only scientists can detect them. In the short time of your trip, you are unlikely to be hurt by one. Fear of food illness? If you ve read many posts about Japan on this board, you ll see we all agree the food is wonderful and extremely clean/safe. The chance of you becoming ill from Japanese food is negligible. Will miss you terribly? It s possible they are just afraid of seeing you go away, even for a short time. This is natural, but they will of course one day have to understand your need for independence. Offer to call them every day briefly. This is just too great an opportunity for you to give up! It may help you with college applications - it definitely shows your willingness to try new things. Good luck!

How do you convince parents to let you go on any kind of school trip? A school trip is a very special kind of trip. You go there with classmates and make lots of memories. Your teacher or someone equally qualified is your chaperon, and they teach you knowledge that you may not gain as just a tourist. These are some of the special things about a school trip that make it impossible to repeat later in life as an adult. A school trip is also special in that your parents would be paying for it. Parents are inclined to let good kids go on trip, so usual bargains tend to be things like promising to do extra chores, promising to get all homework done before 10pm, promising to get a B average in school from now on, promising to walk the dog every day, promising to practice the violin an hour a day, promising to play video games no more than an hour each day. They can t be empty promises but solid contracts that you live up to. Without knowing what kind of family you have, it s hard to be specific, but these are general principles to go to Japan or Paris or Washington DC.

tell them something about future of east Asia and connect it to what major you are going to be at university.

tell them it ll be a good experience

I had those kind of parents too. Do better than me. I just waited until I left their house. Maybe you can first find out all the underlying reasons why they would say quot;noquot;, then absorb that and find 10 reasons why the opposite is true for every reason they give you.