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Is is right for students to do community service?
I attend Trenton Catholic Academy @ McCorriston Campus in Hamilton, NJ. The students are required to complete Christain community service in order for us to graduate. I think that it is a great way to gaive back to the community and help others. I also feel that it is unfair because students have homework, activities, sports, and doing service hours adds a heavier burden. I find it hard to deal with all the things in your personal life, private life, and the things at school, and to add on to that its hard. For me, it gets me stressed out because I have a lot of responsibilities, and its hard to deal with everything at once. I try to fing the time to balance all these things out but its hard. To have to complete community service is just taking up more of the free time that i have and I get very stressed out. I would just like to know if you think schools should have community service, and a reason why.
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I honestly think it's a great idea. Sure, schoolwork and sports are really important, but doing community service puts you out there in the real world and teaches you some really great life lessons.
I've had the best experiences volunteering with children and building houses for the homeless. It really opens your eyes to all the problems around you and for a little while, your time isn't only about -you-.
It's just a process they want you to go through to help you mature. People who never give back to the community, aren't half as empathetic and generous as those who have helped out in the past. Your school is trying to graduate you as a well-rounded individual.
I believe everyone should have to do community service at some point or another. Not just student, everyone. Corny as it is, I think it'll make the world a better place.
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community service is awesome. I think it should be required of everyone.
that said, I don't think there's anything stopping you from working community service into what you already do. my best friend needed to complete a grueling service project for his eagle scout badge and was planning on making something up. I knew it wasn't very him to do anything but theatrical lighting. It's who he is in the community and he usually spends hundreds of hours a month doing theater related activities anyway. he's lighting our spring show to get his eagle scout and he's having a good time with it. you do activities? make your activities into community service. I started doing that in 8th grade and now I'm swimming in volunteer commitment that I love. I teach music to children because I love music. I make costumes for community shows because I love making costumes. I visit the elderly because I like hearing their stories.
I don't wash dogs or serve at the food kitchen or tutor because I hate doing those things. makes sense?
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hey, well no i dont think that schools should have community service. i do think that it should be an option tho. like for extra credit or something. because like you said, it just adds on to your busy schedule and also if you dont want to be there then your not going to give it 110%.
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