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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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There are many ways to educate
students
 on social responsibilities. One of these ways is to encourage
students
 to voluntarily serve their communities. Some people even suggest that
this
 activity should be mandatory and without compensation for high
school
students
. While I concede that doing unpaid
service
 for the
community
 may be beneficial for
students
' learning, I strongly disagree with
this
 suggestion. Admittedly, doing pro-bono
work
 may have some benefits. One of them is that
community
service
 helps high
school
students
 to develop a culture of giving. When these
students
 contribute to their communities without being paid, they may find that donating some of their time and efforts to the communal betterment is not difficult and is in fact worthwhile.
As a result
, these high
school
students
 may keep donating even after their graduation. To exemplify
this
 point, in my high
school
, a friend of mine participated in mentoring passionate Computer Science
students
 in other under-funded high schools in his
neighborhood
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. He, now a fourth-year college student, is still doing
this
work
 without any compensation.
However
,
community
service
 should not be a mandatory part of high
school
 curricula because many high
school
students
 have other more important obligations that prevent these
students
 from serving their
community
. The Ancient Romans said that "Charity begins at home," and
similarly
 many high
school
students
 are asked to help their parents out by doing housework or having a part-time job.
For example
, many economically disadvantaged
students
 in rural parts of Vietnam have to
work
 on their families' farms after
school
. It would not be sensible to ask these
students
 to do unpaid
service
 for the
community
. Another obligation that many high
school
students
 need and want to
fulfill
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 is the academic one. Academic excellence is something most
students
 strive for because it could open the door to a
top quality
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 university and possibly to a lucrative career. As these
students
 prioritize
this
 academic goal, they would not use their best abilities to
work
 for the
community
 when these
students
 were assigned
community
service
 by their high
school
 programs. To conclude, pro-bono
service
 should not be required by high
school
 curricula even when
this
 type of
service
 is beneficial for
students
.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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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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