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
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students should be involved in unpaid community services as a compulsory part of high
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programmes. Most of the colleges are already providing opportunities to gain
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experience,
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these are not compulsory. In my opinion, sending students to
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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
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, students can learn how to communicate with others and
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in a team, but
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how to manage their time and improve their organisational skills Nowadays, unfortunately teenagers do not have many after-
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activities. After
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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
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activities with charitable or community originations, they will be encouraged to do something ore creative Skills gained through compulsory
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will not only be an asset on their CV but
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increase their employability. Students will
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gain more respect towards
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and money as they will realise that it is not that easy to earn them and hopefully will learn to spend
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in a more practical way. Healthy life balance and exercise are strongly promoted by the NHS, and
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any kind of spare time charity
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will prevent from sitting and doing nothing. It could
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possibly reduce the crime level in the high
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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
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programme will be put into action for high schools/colleges shortly.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • unpaid community service
  • compulsory part
  • high school programs
  • sense of duty
  • social responsibility
  • essential life skills
  • teamwork
  • communication
  • leadership
  • work experience
  • employable
  • community improvement
  • local community
  • time management
  • empathy
  • compassionate attitude
  • diversion from academics
  • critics argue
  • varying quality
  • inconsistency
  • students’ experiences
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