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Some high schools have a requirement that students must complete a certain amount of volunteer work in order to graduate. What do you think about this type of requirement? Give details to support your opinion.

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Attachment is what other schools require for
students
 to graduate which will be voluntary
work
 as
one
 will not be paid. In my
opinion
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this
 requirement is a necessary evil as it equips
students
 for the future. More details will be alluded
below
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. Volunteer
work
 is very important to
students
 for them to complete their studies as they will be helped attain the skill. Volunteer
work
 means a
student
 will be trained
while
 working but not being paid and the truth is what
one
 is taught in school theoretically needs to be practised before it is offered for payment in the world. A
proffession
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profession
such
 as nursing is a
hands on
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 kind of job so only theoretical training will not really suffice in the actual job
hence
 the need to acquire voluntary training. Moreso, mandatory voluntary
work
 is essential to the growth of a nation. Young adults who are still studying have very innovative ideas that can make a country grow in every aspect. Econet a telecommunications company in Zimbabwe got its idea of Ecocash from a
student
 who was still
on
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 training which now is
one
 of its biggest cash cows of all time in all telecommunication companies in Zimbabwe. In return
of
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 that innovative idea, that
student
 was
then
 employed by that company so it is a
win win
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 situation.
However
, voluntary
work
 has to be completely voluntary not for it to be attached to the
one
 thing that
students
 want which is to graduate. It
being
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 attached as a condition to graduate beats the purpose of it being voluntary. In conclusion, volunteer
work
 before graduation is most fundamental in the development of a country and
also
on
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 the
skill
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skills
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 that a
student
 has acquired theoretically.
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