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?

It has been suggested that many schools add compulsory

community

service to their programmes. Most institutions have been adding it but it is not compulsory. I personally completely agree with

this

initiative because it will bring many valuable

skills

to

students

. Doing volunteer

work

for the

community

without being paid is important for

students

because it allows them to learn life

skills

that are crucial for their life and a bright future and is a rewarding activity compared to leisure ones.

Firstly

, by doing

this

voluntary

work

, they will be able to not only learn how to communicate and collaborate with others but

also

learn how to manage their

time

and improve their organizational

skills

.These

skills

will be extremely valuable for them when they enter the workforce because nowadays many lines of

work

require workers to have these

skills

, so

this

will help them find jobs more easily.

Secondly

, if schools do not assign

this

as mandatory, many

students

will not be interested in participating.

This

is because after-school activities no longer exist nowadays, and

students

just go home after school

time

and sit in front of the T.V and play online games, which means that they do not use their

time

wisely. By forcing them to participate in volunteer

work

, schools help their

students

spend

time

in a more meaningful way. Creativity will be strongly boosted if we give them suitable compulsory

work

after school through interacting and working with charitable or

community

organizations.

This

will be not only an asset to their resume but

also

a big plus in their future employability, as recently recruiters have always looked for candidates who are highly skilled. Personal financial

skills

will

also

be gained by participating in charity

work

as they will learn how hard it is to earn money and know how to spend them in practical and useful ways.

Moreover

, the crime levels can be reduced in our

community

because nobody needs to commit crimes to make a living.

In addition

, if

students

have meaningful

work

to do

then

they will not be bored and doing something silly that affects their surroundings. In conclusion, I think

this

is a great idea and I

also

hope school leaders will put these programmes into action shortly.