To what extent do you agree or disagree?
It is inarguable that you owe you community a considerable amount for providing you with a motivating learning environment, state of the art health facilities, comfortable means of entertainment and a trusted circle of people that do not hesitate to help whenever they can. What has sparked controversy is whether schools should force students to pay service to their communities or should the ethical decision be left to one's own conscious.
Judging by the fact that today's world is disintegrating into self-centred individuals without the faintest sense of selflessness, many believe that urging our juveniles to give back to their community is greatly beneficial, if not necessary. Not only will community service lend a helping hand to society but it is also believed to boost the volunteer's confidence and feeling of achievement. The prospects of community service are endless ranging from fundraising for altruistic causes to putting one's trusty skills to help the less fortunate members of society. It is also well worth noting that if students are obligated to spend more time paying homage to their community, the levels of teen violence and substance abuse, which currently maim the world, will experience an impressive drop.
Others however, do not see eye-to-eye with those who cheer on compulsory community service, they believe that the ever-demanding high school programmes should not throw any more burdens on the students' shoulders. Without a shadow of a doubt, academic achievement is a much needed way of paying the debt to society. There is not a single ray of hope for a community that does not prioritise education which is truly the sine qua non of life.
In conclusion my opinion is on par with the idea that service to others is the payment we make for our space on Earth. Although education and a respectable profession will indubitable add value to the individual and society, encouraging students to keep their bank of benevolence eternally open with no awaited return is guaranteed to mould people, who will genuinely give to their maximum potential.
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