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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It has been suggested that high school students should be involved in unpaid
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service as a mandatory part of high school programmes. Many
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collages
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are offering voluntary
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they are not compulsory, in my opinion, it is a good idea to make
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mandatory as it will offer
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of
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learning to
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adolescents.
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team work
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and coordination
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are required for any
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involving students will help them to learn these
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they will develop leadership
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gives them one task of spreading awareness of cleanliness in a town, so they will have to prepare handouts or banners,
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of planning and coordination,
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pupils will learn it while executing the task.
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will inculcate
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sense of responsibility in adolescents towards
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society and they will evolve the
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mind-set
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of helping and caring which will make them better citizens of
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global village. To exemplify, involving them in any
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fund raising
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activity for needy people will aid them to
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the obligations of
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towards poor ones and hold their hands in
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difficult time,
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minimizing the financial gap and spreading equality.
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involving them in teaching sports to younger children will develop their ability in
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leadership
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and teaching
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. To conclude, mandatory
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services
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for teenagers
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advantageous as students will learn various
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like
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team work
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, coordination,
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and leadership
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they will implant
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of responsibility towards the
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benefitting
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society as a whole.
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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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