Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmers (for example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children).

It has been suggested that high

school

students should be involved in unpaid community services as a compulsory part of high

school

programmes. Most of the colleges are already providing opportunities to gain

work

experience,

however

these are not compulsory. In my opinion, sending students to

work

in community services is a good idea as it can provide them with many lots of valuable skills. Life skills are very important and by doing voluntary

work

, students can learn how to communicate with others and

work

in a team, but

also

how to manage their time and improve their organisational skills Nowadays, unfortunately teenagers do not have many after-

school

activities. After

school

clubs are no longer that popular and students, mostly go home and sit in front of the TV, browse the internet or play video games. By giving them Compulsory

work

activities with charitable or community originations, they will be encouraged to do something ore creative Skills gained through compulsory

work

will not only be an asset on their CV but

also

increase their employability. Students will

also

gain more respect towards

work

and money as they will realise that it is not that easy to earn them and hopefully will learn to spend

Suggestion

than

then

in a more practical way. Healthy life balance and exercise are strongly promoted by the NHS, and

therefore

any kind of spare time charity

work

will prevent from sitting and doing nothing. It could

also

possibly reduce the crime level in the high

school

age group. If students have activities to do, they will not be bored and come up with silly ideas which can be dangerous for them or their surroundings. In conclusion, I think

this

is a very good idea, and I hope

this

programme will be put into action for high schools/colleges shortly.