Excuse me, it's rather big, I HOPE that there aren't many mistakes to correct... To my mind, this suggestion (making some unpaid community service a compulsory part of high school programmes) may be a complicate subject of long disputes. As soon as the main role and aim of schools is to provide an education, there might be diverse opinions on what is considered to be an education and what - “other” service. Firstly, I'd like to discuss the example of working for a charity that I consider rather difficult and mostly controversial within the others. To my mind, it is a good and nice thing to teach young people to share and to help those who needs it. Personally, I think that if this activity was compulsory in all Russian schools, maybe our richest people, who are also considered ones of the richest men in the whole world by Forbes magazine, maybe in this case they were used to share, to give and to develop their own country. This applies not only to those who possess millions of dollars but also to all of us. Big steps don't grow on their own, this quality of human being should be nurtured from young age to have deep solid roots. The next example, improving the neighbourhood, I consider less important for the students of the high school. I think so not because the subject itself isn't relevant but mostly because there are other important activities like the previous one in the high school. To my opinion such things like taking care of gardens, washing the streets around school and putting away rubbish are more appropriate for students of primary and secondary schools. If I was asked which kind of service I would introduce in the high schools I'd probably think of nursing experience in the hospitals, for example, on saturday mornings or middays (for those who have six studying days) during one year. The lessons of “Life Safety” were not very sufficient in the schools where I was studying. Due to my life experience I am convinced that this kind of activity could be very beneficial for every person. So, to completely respond to the given question, I'd say that I am agree with the statement, but only with one condition – if the school don't forget the primary mission of its existence – knowledge.