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?
Most adolescents in developing and developed countries attend high
school
education. Some argue that they should contribute to society by spending their leisure doing Use synonyms
a
Remove the article
apply
community
work and not getting any payment for Use synonyms
this
. To some extent, I disagree with Linking Words
this
opinion.
In the milestones of human development, adolescence is a unique period when one is not considered a child anymore but not yet seen and treated as an adult. A previous study on developmental psychology showed that it is when we acquire abstract thinking capability and Linking Words
hence
start to realise our existence and purpose in life. With Linking Words
this
, I argue that the time a teenager spent both in Linking Words
school
and outside Use synonyms
school
should be focused on exploring hisUse synonyms
/
her interests and developing skills that will be needed in the future. Use synonyms
Although
Linking Words
a
Correct article usage
apply
community
work may help Use synonyms
this
, a teenager should be given the flexibility to choose Linking Words
on
how heChange preposition
apply
/
she wants to do it. Doing extracurricular activities at Use synonyms
school
, joining a paid internship program at a workplace, and participatingUse synonyms
a
certain competition of hisChange preposition
in a
/
her choices are several of many examples of how an adolescent could spend hisUse synonyms
/
her extra time productively. Use synonyms
In addition
, having a choice is something that teenagers value a lot as they Linking Words
also
start to develop independence.
Linking Words
However
, the fact that some of these teenagers do not engage in Linking Words
such
activities cannot be neglected. They may, Linking Words
for example
, involve in a delinquent action. In Linking Words
this
circumstance, obligatory Linking Words
community
work would help them re-align their purposes while benefiting society.
In conclusion, an unpaid Use synonyms
community
activity is not a bad thing, but a teenager should be able to decide for himUse synonyms
/
herself whether or not they want to spend their free time doing it.Use synonyms
Submitted by madeananda.krisna on
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.