Volunteering In Public Schools

Many schools require students to participate in community service, but I think this is a good idea. Many schools do not require students to volunteer in community service. I agree that students should have to volunteer to graduate. I think that students should be forced to volunteer for community service sometime in their high school career as it makes people work and shows them what work really is. It also gets people off there lazy tail.

Most students do community service just because it is required. Thus as soon as they do not have to do it anymore, then they are more likely to quit and not do community service again. In “The Downside of School Volunteer Requirements”, Lily Lou explains, “Not having volunteering requirements would not prevent anyone from volunteering, but it would encourage avid volunteers rather generating a larger number of uninspired volunteers who glance at the clock every few minutes.” High school administrations over look the fact that students are more likely to do be willing to volunteer if they are given the choice. Not only that, but when students are given the choice and choose to do community service they are going to be more beneficial to the cause, then if they were doing it because they had

Do you you think students should be required to volunteer in their communities to receive their high school diplomas? I for one do not think you should be required to volunteer for your community in order to get your diploma. In my eyes no one should be forced to volunteer to do anything however, volunteering does teach responsibility and builds character. Volunteering for something on your own shows what type of person you are however, being forced to volunteer isn’t really volunteering. I do not feel like you should be forced to volunteer for your community in order to get a high school diploma but I do think volunteering is a good thing to do.

They see the teachable skills it provides, as Dodge listed, “... learn how to juggle responsibilities. The ability to multitask… the value of responsibility and discipline,” that this work allows students to learn. These lessons and skills may be learned by students as they participate in the work they’ve taken part in but do they really learn them fully? Though it may be true that students can learn valuable lessons from community service and volunteer work, the gain is almost fully lost when it becomes a necessity as it becomes more about getting the hours than putting in the work. “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…” wrote Koenig. This states that because the work became a forced action, the students are more likely to brush it off than truly take in a reap the benefits of their work. When the work gets brushed off, it loses its value greatly and even almost completely. Just because students can gain from service, doesn’t mean that they will take the gains in and grow from the experience. In fact, students are more likely to benefit from things like community service when it’s their choice to

Students would learn a lot of new things from the people they are helping. Community service could show the students that they are worth something. They can see how much they can really do. Helping someone else could also help you and make you feel good about yourself. Even though community service is good, students should have a choice to do volunteer work. It should not be required, maybe it should be for extra credit. Students could just go do it in there own time, maybe in the summer time or on school breaks if its something they like to

Some people believe that requiring students to volunteer in order to receive their high school diploma defeats the purpose of volunteering. They believe that it would cheapen the work that the students are doing. They believe that the students would not put the required effort into the volunteer work. However, once the students start volunteering, they will forget that they are required to. The students will be proud and have a feeling of accomplishment in the work they are doing and put effort into volunteering in the community. Therefore, students should have to do volunteer work to receive their

Many students do not have enough time due to the countless hours doing excessive school work. Students have assignments that can and

From personal experience, many people who volunteer truly do go because they want to help out. If they don't go for that reason, then they may enjoy themselves anyway. I volunteered to clean up the streets near Coney Island beach in New York after hurricane Sandy destroyed many homes on the East Coast. Amongst the volunteers with me many were New York high school students who went simply because their school made an announcement that they should go. They also received volunteered hours added to their record. However, all of these kids stayed an extended time than their recorded volunteer hours. These kids stayed, along with me, because we all felt a need to help out the community. Those high school students were rightfully receiving volunteer hours onto their record and a feeling of goodness. This example points out how offering incentives allows charities to gather more people. Yet, it is possible volunteers may leave with an object or prize reminding them of the good they've done. The people who volunteer may not have that initial desire to help if they are going because of the

How many people do you know that volunteer? How many are forced to do it? United States citizens shouldn’t be required to serve one year of community service between the ages of 18 and 30. By forcing people to volunteer they won’t do it out of kindness, the United States will have a deeper debt, and there is no way to keep track.

Volunteering can help students decide on a major and get actual experience in the field to see if it’s for them. “This type of volunteer work seems like a valuable opportunity for our generation, often referred to as the “lost generation” and achieve stability in our lives.” Public service on a job application is a plus because it lets employers know that you’re responsible, can follow instructions, and get tasks completed. You could also use the people in charge as references to getting a job. Participating in programs creates networking opportunities and can help students build relationships.

Many schools need to push students to participate in volunteering services to receive their high school diploma. By students being part of an active role in the community, they are capable of becoming responsible leaders, learning new things, and helping those in need in their community. Volunteering is beneficial to students because it helps them become more mature and it helps them get ready for the real world. Students need to help the community whether it is forced or not.

Most colleges look for extracurricular activities such as students who have participated in their share of volunteerism as it helps recognize students apart from the large number of applicants who have applied as well. So if schools automatically had kids volunteer then there would be a better chance (with their GPA’s) to be accepted into the college they prefer. As well, the schools that support the students would have a proud reputation and strong educational ratings. It also helps students develop civic and social responsibility skills and become more responsible in the long run. Therefore these actions allow students to take what they've comprehended and use it apart from the classroom, learning that what they have learned can be used in

In addition to taking away many hours of people's free time after school hours, the required 75 hours of community service is also pushing the students to do too much at one time. It isn't fair to the students who have to go home with backpacks full of homework each and every day, do their three or four hours of service, and still find a way to get the amount of sleep they need to repeat

As an 18-year-old tennager, I was forced by my parents to participate a summer volunteer program in my freshman year. Even though I felt that I was a victim of “tyranny” in the beginning, I realized that I actually enjoyed the process of helping people in the middle of the program. Now, I participate that program every year as an active member, and I have gained the personal enrichment that I am unable to learn from other sources such as math club or SAT preparatory class. There is no doubt that community service can bring essential benefits in helping students develop their moral value and future interest, and it should be mandatory because some students attempt to utilize community service as a tool for their own profit without the school supervision.

Junior high school and high school now require student to spend more hours doing volunteer or community work.Some believe that volunteering is good for the community and they can help them out more.Some people believe forced volunteering is not volunteering at all.I feel that forced volunteering is not volunterring at all.Fored volunteering is not volunteerinbg at all you do not have a choice to do it and the teachers are making you guys to do it.Forced volunteering cannot help any student to get a good career and it is a waste of time..First reason why I think forced volunteering cannot help students in life because they do not get paid and forced volunteering sounds like you have a job and people are telling you what to do.Second reason