Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (for example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extend do you agree or disagree?

We had met a lot of voluntary works in our life by social organizations. Some people think that the high school should force pupils into that activities like their curriculums. I totally agree with that suggestion because it brings benefits to students.

First of all, education should not be restricted in strict academic activities and learners also need to develop life skills such as teamwork, empathy and discipline. One of the best ways to cultivate that skills is taking part in lots of unpaid social works. Voluntary activities help students more unite in a group so they can complete their works effectively. In addition, serving people who are less fortunate than ourselves makes us study more lessons which are not taught at high school. For instance, I volunteered to spend one month of summer holiday teaching for disadvantaged children and throughout that time I witnessed their lack so I had really respected to my current life when I returned to study.

Secondly, nowadays many organizations recruit staffs based on their experience but the majority of graduates have the same scores; Therefore, if students had done lots of voluntary social works they would have a plus point while applying. What students have done outside the high school helps them create a striking point in comparison with others and that is a highlighted thing of the candidates for the employers.

In conclusion, every student at high school should take part in many unpaid works because it helps them learn more things that teachers don’t teach ordinarily them at school and surely it will be useful for their future jobs.