Daily practice

Daily practice

It has been suggested that high school students should be involved in unpaid community service as a compulsory part of their high school education programs. In my opinion, working in a community is a good idea as it provides a wide range of skills.

Social skills are important and by doing some volunteer work, students can gain experience of how to communicate with others, but also how to manage time effectively and how to cooperate with other members to improve their teamwork. They are also able to acquire problem-solving skills, for example, when getting into trouble with other workers, they need to consider how to address it efficiently. Addtionally, they are more motivated to gain life skills that can be an asset to their future careers. While working on community tasks, students can even have more opportunities to make friends and become closer with others.

However, there are also some disagreements on this compulsory program. One problem is distraction. High school students are busy with their studies, focusing on the preparation of their college entrance examinations. Doing some volunteer work may distract those students who lack self-control. The other reason for disagreement is that this program requires schools to pay extra insurance costs in order to ensure students safety, which increases expenditure. In addition, some students may get bored if they were required to extra finish tasks. This means, it is their freedom to decide whether to volunteer for unpaid community service.

All in all, in my point of view, unpaid community service as a compulsory part of high school education should be put into practice as it gives students more opportunities to gain new skills.