It is argued that voluntary services like charity, cleaning the neighborhood, imparting knowledge to the underprivileged, etc. should be made mandatory in the high school curriculum. I strongly agree to this as it not only helps in students becoming socially responsible adults but also in shaping their character.
Firstly, community service inculcates a sense of responsibility towards the society, something that is needed to shape a good society. For instance, the introduction of Swatch Bharath scheme in my school, The Hyderabad Public School, ten years ago taught me not only to keep the surroundings of the school clean but also to never litter wherever I go. Hence, now I feel responsible to maintain cleanliness everywhere. Such services are needed to develop a better society in the future. Secondly, voluntary services cater to the overall character development of an individual. It inculcates a feeling of empathy in children which is needed to build a better character. For example, an alumnus of Montessori High School, who indulged in petty law-breaking activities during school confessed that it was the charity service that he did in high school; which engraved deep ideas and thoughts in his mind; helped him in becoming a better person for his family and refrained him from committing socially irresponsible acts. Thus, such voluntary activities teach us to value what we have and in turn contributes to our personality development.
That being said, we cannot deny the fact that many students misuse the time allocated for these services by considering it as an excursion to enjoy with friends rather than a learning experience.
In conclusion, although compulsory voluntary community service has its drawbacks, it is still useful in shaping a child as a socially responsible citizen and also in their overall personality development. Therefore, pupils should be encouraged to involve themselves in such activities.
It
is argued
that
voluntary
services
like charity, cleaning the neighborhood, imparting knowledge to the underprivileged, etc. should
be made
mandatory in the high
school
curriculum. I
strongly
agree
to this as it not
only
helps
in students becoming
socially
responsible adults
but
also
in shaping their character.
Firstly
, community
service
inculcates a sense of responsibility towards the society, something that
is needed
to shape a
good
society.
For instance
, the introduction of Swatch
Bharath
scheme in my
school
, The Hyderabad Public
School
, ten years ago taught me not
only
to
keep
the surroundings of the
school
clean
but
also
to never litter wherever I go.
Hence
,
now
I feel responsible to maintain cleanliness everywhere. Such
services
are needed
to develop a better society in the future.
Secondly
,
voluntary
services
cater to the
overall
character development of an individual. It inculcates a feeling of empathy in children which
is needed
to build a better character.
For example
, an alumnus of Montessori High
School
, who indulged in petty law-breaking activities during
school
confessed that it was the charity
service
that he did in high
school
; which engraved deep
ideas
and thoughts in his mind;
helped
him in becoming a better person for his family and refrained him from committing
socially
irresponsible acts.
Thus
, such
voluntary
activities teach us to value what we have and in turn contributes to our personality development.
That
being said
, we cannot deny the fact that
many
students misuse the time allocated for these
services
by considering it as an excursion to enjoy with friends
rather
than a learning experience.
In conclusion
, although compulsory
voluntary
community
service
has its drawbacks, it is
still
useful in shaping a child as a
socially
responsible citizen and
also
in their
overall
personality development.
Therefore
, pupils should
be encouraged
to involve themselves in such activities.