Contemporarily, schools gradually realize the importance of quality education. Some people therefore suggest that it is necessary to take unrewarded community activities as a compulsory part of high school. Personally, I do not agree that we should force all teenagers to do unpaid work.
Admittedly, it is also true that participating in community service may be beneficial for both students themselves and society as a whole. In terms of an individual perspective, doing community service can develop life skills. For instance, teaching pupils how to play football can facilitate students’ patience and communication skills, which are two of the most valuable qualities for their life. From a social of point of view, students can form a strong bond with community through engaging in volunteer work. This is because students may establish a special relationship with population being served, cultivating a sense of accomplishment and increasing social awareness and responsibility. Nevertheless, the merits discussed above may diminish because of compulsory requirement.
Personally, I hold the view that students should not be compelled to involve in unpaid work to help the local community. The primary reason is that most young people are already under enough pressure with their studies. School is just as demanding as a full-time job, and teachers expect their students to do homework and exam revision on top of attending lessons every day. Too much unwilling volunteered work may impose physical stress on students, leading to pessimistic attitude towards community affairs. Moreover, society has nothing to gain from obliging young people to do unpaid work. In fact, it goes against the values of a free and fair society to force a group of people to do something against their will. Doing this can only culminate in resentment amongst young people, who would feel that they were being used.
In conclusion, although community service may bring some advantages, I personally recommend that schools should not make this compulsory.
Contemporarily
,
schools
gradually
realize the importance of quality education.
Some
people
therefore
suggest that it is necessary to take unrewarded
community
activities as a compulsory part of high
school
.
Personally
, I do not
agree
that we should force all
teenagers
to do unpaid work.
Admittedly
, it is
also
true that participating in
community
service may be beneficial for both
students
themselves and society as a whole. In terms of an individual perspective, doing
community
service can develop life
skills
.
For instance
, teaching pupils how to play football can facilitate
students’
patience and communication
skills
, which are two of the most valuable qualities for their life. From a social of point of view,
students
can form a strong bond with
community
through engaging in volunteer
work
. This is
because
students
may establish a special relationship with population
being served
, cultivating a sense of accomplishment and increasing social awareness and responsibility.
Nevertheless
, the merits discussed above may diminish
because
of compulsory requirement.
Personally
, I hold the view that
students
should not
be compelled
to involve in unpaid
work
to
help
the local
community
. The primary reason is that most young
people
are already under
enough
pressure with their studies.
School
is
just
as demanding as a full-time job, and teachers
expect
their
students
to do homework and exam revision on top of attending lessons every day. Too much unwilling volunteered
work
may impose physical
stress
on
students
, leading to pessimistic attitude towards
community
affairs.
Moreover
, society has nothing to gain from obliging young
people
to do unpaid
work
. In fact, it goes against the values of a free and
fair
society to force a group of
people
to do something against their will. Doing this can
only
culminate in resentment amongst young
people
, who would feel that they were being
used
.
In conclusion
, although
community
service may bring
some
advantages, I
personally
recommend that
schools
should not
make
this compulsory.