Community Service and Why It Should Be Required to Graduate English 11B 5th hour Nichole Sleight 3-31-14 Ever wonder why you didn’t get that job you wanted? How would you feel if you knew a recent high school graduate got that job because they were more qualified than you? High schoolers that do community service, that is required to graduate, are becoming more certified for jobs because they get all kinds of different experiences. From volunteering at the local gardens, giving service to the elderly and cleaning up the streets, they get to serve and put their time into the community. What is community service? The dictionary definition is: ‘Voluntary work, intended to be for the common good, usually done as part of an organized scheme.’ ("Collins English Dictionary" ) People all over the country are doing community service for church activities, scouts, and because its what the judge ordered. Why not have the students do this as well, there's definitely no shortage of service to be done. If someone wanted to become a dental hygienist after they graduated, they could volunteer at the local dentist office starting from the bottom, taking out the trash, and heading up to the top, and assisting the hygenist. They could ask questions, get real life experience and cut a few of their service hours off. This would help them get real life, up to date, knowledge they wouldn’t learn in the classroom with a text book. School alone can’t help you with every situation you will encounter later in life, service helps you build skills, and helps you, help your community. Employers look for things like community service, computer technology, and social skills when they look at a resume. Having things like this says that t... ... middle of paper ... ...heir things, or even clean up the bus after a traveling game. To get in these extra hours just have your coach or a teacher see you doing these things and sign off on your paper. Nothing like helping the school janitor. Some students leave trash at the table after lunch and leave it to the janitor to pick up. This takes up a lot of time on their part and not very nice on the students part. Some of the students, after their lunch, can go and help the janitors and pick up the trash around the seats and wipe the crumbs off the table. Do this every day and your service hours can add up fast and you don’t have to worry about it later. Having community service should be required in all high schools across America, for these reasons and many others. It wouldn’t just benefit the students, but employers, communities, the elderly, neighbors, friends, and relatives.
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Imagine a typical teen, they have a job, homework, sports, and other extracurriculars. They don’t get home till late at night and they are exhausted. This teen can take much more and thankfully they are about to graduate, but wait the school wants them to fit in one hundred of community service into that schedule in order to graduate. How on earth is this busey teen suppose to do that with all that they have going on? Students should not have to do one hundred hours of community service to graduate high school.
The author’s purpose was to persuade her audience that volunteering should not be mandatory. She reviews the history of the beginning of the program that was initiated by President Clinton, who apparently believed community service should be mandatory for graduation.
If schools wanted to encourage community service then they shouldn’t force students to do it. Schools should let students know about volunteering opportunities and possibly let them sign up for the school so that it is easier for them to do so if they want
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Nothing is more self-gratifying than putting a smile on someone’s face. Some people out there in high school communities are looking for direction when it comes to things to engage in. One of the most important manners that a kid can get involved in their area is by volunteering. Volunteering and giving back time to those in need can greatly benefit any high school student. These days, many colleges and employers put a huge emphasis into looking at volunteering of applicants on resumes (US News and World Report.com, Lines 33-34). Teens who volunteer get a chance to explore their inter...
Lastly, requiring community service in order for high school students to graduate gives the school district 's power to determine what is considered community service and what is not. Would the schools consider babysitting community service or would they only accept service done at community centers? Giving school districts the power to decide whether a deed counts as community service or not would most likely bring a lot of bigger problems into their districts. Community service really has no limitations and students can give to the community in a lot of different ways, not just what the school
Community service is used everyday around the world to help the environment . Numerous schools and clubs now require students to engage in community activities to gain valuable lessons and traits. Also, many colleges look for students involved in community service because it shows selflessness and involvement. Community service teaches one trustworthiness, reliability, and responsibility. Even so, many people debate on the issue of community service and whether it should be a requirement in the school curriculum. When being brought to this topic, I think about how it will affect different people and how the importance of community service should be brought to school curriculums.
On average, when people think about community service, they assume that volunteering is just ‘hours we need to be able to graduate’ and that is it. Community service is more than just hours; community service is based on the acts performed by someone with the purpose of helping or bringing benefits to his or her community. People frequently compare community service as a punishment since it is often offered to small-time offenders as an alternative to fines or jail time. However, community service is the vital force to many communities since they depend on the service made by the volunteers to be able to grow (The Importance of Volunteers). Nowadays, the words “community service” and “volunteering” are being used constantly. People tend to forget or misunderstand the real meaning or significance of volunteering. By exploring the history and significance of volunteering in the United States, people can develop a culture of volunteering and enrich their lives and make a positive social contribution.
Many people see it as a responsibility to help out the community. Others see it as a waste of time. Although it looks very good on a college application, many teens do not participate in community service. Community service may seem like a waste of time or not a priority for teens. Knowing that around the nation some school have community service as a graduation requirement may startle many people. In my personal opinion I think that for some teens and kids that attend high school community service should be a requirement for some classes. It is very important to help your community. I also see it as a very important aspect for seniors because personally I live in a small community and I think that everyone should have to do something to help out every once in awhile. If I had to do community service I would not narrow it down to one aspect I would involve myself in many ways such as helping the elderly, helping clean up around town, and helping with highway clean up.
As Lillian Smith said, “Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college.” Although the knowledge that students acquire in schools is of extreme importance and significance, learning about life and the aspects of is equally important. A way to increase the grasping of such concepts is through learning how to help others and give back to the community. Such activities will help students become well-rounded individuals who not only have strong mental abilities, but also emotional powers that will further them in life. By completing community service hours, students can acquire this additional education and awareness. High schools should mandate community service hours for all students because these pupils will be exposed to different environments, be able to contribute selflessly to society selflessly, and learn valuable skills to supplement all areas in life.
Communities are places where people whom share similar characteristics, live together. People generally live in communities as a tendency to socialize with other people and satisfy needs such as food and shelter. The magnitude of needs within a small group is quenched within a family or extending to a nearby neighbor. Many people in a community have more needs and to solve those needs there are specific departments such as a police department that serve peoples’ best interests. Everyone in a community, no matter how big or small does a service to aid others. Students go to school, paid by tax-payers such as family, friends, and neighbors, so they should expect assistance in the future. High School students should be required to do community service because it helps build character and helps contribute back to those that helped them.
Though, the concept of community service is not very new its importance has developed in the past few years. There are thousands of organizations all over the world that engage and hold millions of young people all through the world. People of all age groups, with a maximum number of youth are involved in the process of community service. Community-based organizations include; social service organizations, non-profit providers and associations that engage both young people as well adults as volunteers. The process is beneficial both for the individuals as well as the society. Without community service people would not know the meaning of charity and giving back. Community service can be defined as a service that is performed for the benefit of the public. Community service is not a responsibly or an obligation; it is a commitment. A person must want to do it with good intentions and not because they are being forced to do so. Basically, community service is a way for a person to give back to a community in which they live.
Many schools have come to the conclusion of deciding to make community service a graduation requirement. This idea is thoroughly well-intentioned and grasps the fact that many in the country want to improve the value of today 's youth by instilling in them a bone of charity and self-sacrifice for the betterment of society. It is true that if we all thought this way, America would be much easier to live in and would reduce the polarization of the two political parties. However, forcing children to perform community service is a sort of affirmative action, well intentioned, but counterproductive. The issue with this is that one cannot force someone to be charitable. It
Did you know that only 50 percent of teens in the United States volunteer because they have the passion to do it? The other half of teens do volunteering just for college, a Scholarship, or it being a requirement. The numbers have been dropping since 2004, so schools and colleges should mandate students to volunteer in communities to become more social, to help your career and to put less stress on others.