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Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (For example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some people believe that
community
 service should be compulsory for teenagers because the
children
 benefit from it. While I concede that doing volunteer
community
 works is beneficial to young
children
, I think it is unnecessary to make it required for all high school
students
. It is true that young people can benefit from unpaid
community
 services.
Firstly
, social works
such
 as improving the neighbourhood or taking care of the
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elderly
 help youngsters develop a sense of
community
. They learn the importance of helping others, being friendly and assuming social responsibilities.
Secondly
, working in a group of social workers, the teenagers will have chances to develop social skills
such
 as leadership and cooperation. The spirit and skills that they acquired prepare them for their adult life.
Although
such
activities
 are good for high school
students
, it does not mean that schools have to make it a compulsory program.
Students
 could acquire
such
 good qualities from a variety of different
activities
.
For example
,
children
 could develop leadership and team spirit from team sports
such
 as football or basketball. They could learn to assume social responsibilities by attending a wide range of volunteer programs
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 by
non government
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 organizations. The youth should participate in social
activities
, but those
activities
 do not necessarily
confined
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in
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 the
community
 service programs held by schools. In conclusion, it is a good thing for young
children
 to attend
community
 service programs at school, but they can benefit from other social
activities
 as well. Schools can let
students
 choose the social work that they would like to join in, but not
need
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 make one certain program required.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • compulsory
  • high school programmes
  • unpaid community service
  • charity
  • improving the neighbourhood
  • teaching sports
  • sense of responsibility
  • empathy
  • broader perspective
  • societal issues
  • college applications
  • job applications
  • positive impact
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