Some people believe that teenagers should be required to do unpaid community work in their free time. This can benefit teenagers and the community as well. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

A few

people

believe that adolescents must be encouraged to participate in unpaid social service during their free time as it would be beneficial for both youth and society. I disagree with

this

view as the benefits outweigh

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To begin

with, if juveniles are required to volunteer for unpaid neighbourhood services, some

people

think that it would enhance their feeling of empathy towards mankind and nature.

For instance

, volunteer to visit the shut-ins and

people

in needs can help teens to have a grasp of the life of them. As the youngster is highly impressionable, working for the neighbourhood will turn them into socially responsible adults. So, for the benefit of the district and youth, teenagers must be encouraged to occupy themselves with voluntary jobs in their free time.

However

, children between thirteen and nineteen years of age are fragile and through neighbourhood

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, they have to dig deep into the harsh realities of life

such

as hunger and poverty.

This

could adversely affect their young conscience and they would be carrying the

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negative image of society in their minds throughout their lives.

Also

, if the job is unpaid, there is a lack of motivation as well because if they are not paid for their efforts, they may get discouraged to participate in future.

For example

, many children are devastated when they interact with the deprived segment of

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society and sometimes

this

leads to serious cognitive issues like depression and phobia of meeting new

people

.

Therefore

, it should not be mandatory for the juvenile to take part in unpaid social work in their free time. To conclude,

although

unpaid public service is a noble act, youth should not be compelled to engage in it until they are ready because it exposes them to the harsh realities of life.

Hence

, volunteering should be a choice and not an obligation.