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

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Social
work
 is an important activity that benefits the
community
. It is believed by some that
this
 service should be added to the high school’s curriculum. I partly disagree with
this
 view as adolescents should be allowed a choice on whether they want to help their society or not. Supporters justify
this
 notion by saying that all high schoolers can learn about the different aspects of life previously unknown to them. They would get to
work
 with less privileged children by teaching them sports
,
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 and working with charity organizations, and during these interactions, they learn about their struggles resulting in the students feeling gratitude for what they have. Amidst these activities, traits like empathy, humbleness,
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kind
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and kind
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 heartedness are built. An example of
this
 is
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an obnoxious teenager who became humble after working with a child in foster care. These reasons showcase why
community
 help should be made a necessity in a high school syllabus. Despite these benefits, adolescents should have the freedom of choice.
Community
 service, especially unpaid, should not be forced upon youngsters as
this
 should be done as an act of kindness, not as a chore or assignment. Charity
work
,
for example
, requires one to be passionate, patient and compassionate, and a person who is participating unwillingly is most likely not possess these
behavioral
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 skills. Without passion or compensation for social
work
, teenagers should not be pushed into what they are not interested in. To conclude, even though
community
 service is beneficial for both
the
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society and high school
student
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, it should not be inculcated into their programme as the learners should be allowed to make the decision to help their
community
 on their own.
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