Producing altruistic and all-round graduates is a one of the very key objectives of a university. The Dean's proactive move to make this a reality in his university is commendable. However, he utimately assumes that the community service which every student will be mandated to partake in will make everyone charitable and properly exposed and gain working experience. Unfortunately, this is based on many assumptions that must be rectified before it is passed into law.
One of the major assumptions in this newsletter is that the students will automatically be converted to 'good people' after serving the community and would have given back to the society. It is true that there have been stories about people who felt the need to continue charity after having some experience in school. This is not always the case. Making the community service compulsory might cause it to lose its essence. People will begin to view it as a chore and will only want to 'get it out of the way'. Over time, they will start to search for loopholes to escape the service and simply resort to truancy. If this is how the community service is viewed, the argument will not stand.
Also important is the assumption that the students will gain experience which will help them in their work in the future. The university is filled with wpople who have different dreams and aspirations and will eventually end up in jobs that are discordant. The work experience needed by a doctor is different from the one which a fashion designer will require. A doctor might benefit from community service, because he is required to show compassion and empathy, but a fashion designer only has to know how to draw amazing designs and make them come alive. Hence the community service will not be beneficial to the fashion designer. The assumption here will only serve for a certain group people like health workers, but it is almost useless to people who will end up with desk jobs or even have to work from home.
Another assumption is that the local charities need hands to continue their efforts. So many people are willing to offer their time to charities without being obligated to do so. The charities may already have enough people that are volunteering their time. What if they need money instead? What is they need books for the children or medication for those in the hospital? How will these students be helpful to them? if truly, they need help, then the argument can stand. However, if this is not the case, then it may destroy the argument.
It is clear that the Dean meant well by proposing this new addition to the schedule. Nevertheless, The asumptions must be confirmed before this is effected in order to ensure that the community service is beneficial to the students and the charities.
Producing altruistic and all-round graduates is a one of the
very
key objectives of a university. The Dean's proactive
move
to
make
this a reality in his university is commendable.
However
, he
utimately
assumes that the
community
service
which every
student
will
be mandated
to partake in will
make
everyone charitable and
properly
exposed and gain working
experience
. Unfortunately, this
is based
on
many
assumptions
that
must
be rectified
before
it
is passed
into law.
One of the major
assumptions
in this newsletter is that the
students
will
automatically
be converted
to '
good
people
' after serving the
community
and would have
given
back to the society. It is true that there have been stories about
people
who felt the
need
to continue
charity
after having
some
experience
in school. This is not always the case. Making the
community
service
compulsory might cause it to lose its essence.
People
will
begin
to view it as a chore and will
only
want to '
get
it out of the way'. Over time, they will
start
to search for loopholes to escape the
service
and
simply
resort to truancy. If this is how the
community
service
is viewed
, the argument will not stand.
Also
important
is the
assumption
that the
students
will gain
experience
which will
help
them in their work in the future. The university
is filled
with
wpople
who have
different
dreams and aspirations and will
eventually
end
up in jobs that are discordant. The work
experience
needed by a doctor is
different
from the one which a fashion designer will require. A doctor might benefit from
community
service
,
because
he
is required
to
show
compassion and empathy,
but
a fashion designer
only
has to
know how to draw amazing designs and
make
them
come
alive.
Hence
the
community
service
will not be beneficial to the fashion designer. The
assumption
here will
only
serve for a certain group
people
like health workers,
but
it is almost useless to
people
who will
end
up with desk jobs or even
have to
work from home.
Another
assumption
is that the local
charities
need
hands to continue their efforts.
So
many
people
are willing to offer their time to
charities
without
being obligated
to do
so
. The
charities
may already have
enough
people
that are volunteering their time. What if they
need
money
instead
? What
is
they
need
books for the children or medication for those in the hospital? How will these
students
be helpful to them?
if
truly
, they
need
help
, then the argument can stand.
However
, if this is not the case, then it may
destroy
the argument.
It is
clear
that the Dean meant well by proposing this new addition to the schedule.
Nevertheless
, The
asumptions
must
be confirmed
before
this
is effected
in order to ensure that the
community
service
is beneficial to the
students
and the
charities
.