Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programs (for example working for a charity, improving the neighborhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agree or disagree whit this statement?
In recent years, a debate regarding possible
student
activities has emerged. In particular
, some people argue that, especially in high school programs, some community
work should be included. I generally agree with this
proposal only if strict rules, that do not allow exploitation of student
's activity, are put in place. In this
essay, a brief explanation regarding the matter will be given.
It is undoubtedly true that getting involved in some social service
could be beneficial for Fix the agreement mistake
services
students
. In fact, nowadays pupils often end school without having any sort of real-life experience, thus
many of them have no idea of what working means. For
this
reason, a community
service program could teach students
how to behave in the workplace and, at the same time, benefit the whole society. Moreover
, it could be an opportunity to learn what really means to be part of a community
, with its rights and duties. Finally
, someone could get involved in social services, finding a passion in a sector that desperately needs volunteers. Given all this
, it is not entirely inaccurate to say that such
services should be compulsory in high schools.
On the other hand
, it should be clear that unpaid services provided by students
cannot be seen as an occasion to save money for city councils or some companies. For instance
, in some countries where similar approaches are used, such
as Italy, where pupils have to work for at least 200 hours during their studies, there have been cases of exploitation. This
could be avoided with stricter controls and with detailed reports of the activities in which the student
takes part.
In conclusion, I think that it is a great idea to make students
participate in community
service. As stated above, this
could have advantages for all the involved sides and could be implemented pretty easily. Nonetheless
, the process should be surveilled by the institutions to prevent the misuse of student
work.Submitted by formaggio124 on
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