Positive:
One positive aspect of requiring community service hours for high school students is because it allows students to become active members in their community. "By requiring students to have a certain number of community service hours it has many benefits that fall under the psychological thinking, their social life, and their cognitive thinking (Florida National University, 2013). It can create bonds with other students or even create a bond with the planners of whatever they are volunteering for. By volunteering it can also strengthen their knowledge in the community and they can learn from the experience for the future. It's also known that by volunteering, you can reduce stress and ease depression. Finally, by volunteering it can make a difference on the student's career likelihood. By having volunteer hours, it enhances their resume, builds dependable references for employes or colleges, and it allows students to acquire work - related skills. In conclusion, by volunteering, not only does it help our community but it also helps the student in return.
Negative:
Aside from the positive side, there are also many negative aspects of requiring community service hours. One big reason is that if community service is forced on students, it takes away from the meaning and their experience. Schools should be encouraging students to engage in their community and help them understand the importance of giving back to the community. For students with an outstanding amount hours, they can be given a reward of some sort but the school should not make students fear the thought of not graduating because they didn't get enough hours. "Many students don't feel inspired by their time serving the community so much as irritated that they were forced to do so by the school system (Koenig, silverchips.edu, 2011). Finally, high school is just an overall busy and eventful time for students. They're working jobs, participating in sports, getting involved in clubs, so it would overwhelm students if they also had to do community service. In conclusion, community service should not be required for students but they should do it if they choose to give back to the community.
Opinion:
In my opinion, I think schools should not require community service hours. Students should be in charge of their own life. If they want to enhance their resume with service hours then let them do as they choose, but if they don't care or or don't need the hours then what's the point. Students are always trying to balance their life with schoolwork, homework, and extra curricular activities. It might seem that by making to student's volunteer, it helps them and the community so there is no bad that can come out of it but students would just be going to get it over with so they can graduate and they wouldn't have the motivation to actually enjoy it. In other cases, some students don't have the transportation to get from one place to another or they don't have the time because they're working. So, community service should not be required for students to graduate because it takes away from the purpose and it takes time away for students to be doing things they might enjoy better.
I disagree with this argument because community service hours should not be set based on students level of enjoyment with the task. For example, most students do not enjoy homework but it is still assigned. Along with that I disagree because I feel that having required service hours is a great opportunity. It is much more difficult for students to find service hours on their own time. Finally, I disagree because it should not be based on students level of enjoyment and would be a great opportunity for students.
ReplyDeleteWhile your point does have some standing, if people aren't exposed to something how can they know if they like it. Some people may not want to try community service because they think that it will be a drain on their time or because they just don't want to. However, if they are exposed to it, they may actually find out that they like it. In our lives, we are going to be forced to do things we may not like at first because we may think it's not cool or something. But, after seeing what it really is, people might change their mind. Anyways, people shouldn't feel that it's a big drain on their time to help their fellow people in need, they're just being selfish.
ReplyDeleteI agree, if students only motivation for volunteering is to graduate then that takes away from the whole meaning of volunteering. Most students also play a sport or do some kind of extra curricular so they would not have the time to be able to go out and volunteer.
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