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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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Nowadays,
community
service
 is often seen as an important
part
 of our society. Some people think that it should be compulsory for
students
 in high school to take
part
 in
such
 programmes. While doing
this
 could have some repercussions, I personally believe that
this
 idea would bring more benefits to not only
students
 but
also
 society. On the one hand, implementing
this
 proposal would have some negative impacts on the
community
 and
students
 involved.
Firstly
, being high school
students
 means they are already expected to perform well to have academic achievements which are essential to their future careers. If they are made to serve in
community
service
, it might stress them out as they have less free time to recover after studying hard or doing revision for long hours.
Secondly
, as those
students
 often lack maturity, local charities may have more work in supervising them.
Therefore
,
instead
 of helping charitable organizations, the
students
 could be a source of problems.
However
, doing unpaid
community
service
 would definitely
beneficial
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. By taking
part
 in those social activities
such
 as taking care
the
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 elderly, teaching sports to younger children, volunteer
students
 will probably have great chances to not only develop practical skills
such
 as communication but
also
 nurture their generosity and empathy with difficult situations of the disadvantaged.
Moreover
, charitable organizations have more human resources, allowing them to give more help to people in need and reduce the workload of older volunteers who
also
 need
the
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assistance from younger generations. In conclusion,
although
 there may be several effects on
students
’ performance at school and issues local charities could deal with, I agree that unpaid
community
service
 should be a mandatory
part
in
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 the standard curriculum of high schools as its benefits are more significant.
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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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