Billy is a kid who always goes above and beyond. He is a “Straight A” student in school and is always spending ample amounts of time volunteering at the local homeless shelter. His hundreds of hours of community service he racked up in high school however are insignificant when applying to colleges, as every other teenager in the country applying to has the same amount of time volunteered. The vast majority of students in high school already do something outside of school whether it is playing sports, taking part in a club such as FFA or FCCLA, having a job, or volunteering. While I believe volunteering is a great thing to, the fact of the matter is that mandating it would be a disservice to every student in the nation. The whole point
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In school all of my guidance counselors stress the importance of having public service hours when applying to colleges. Well what happens when every student coming into college has community service hours? Students that have a passion for aiding the community will no longer have the upper hand because their hours will be matched by kids that simply do not care about their service. Many students will either complete meaningless jobs such as sharpening pencils, and restocking books at a library, or have their hours forged. There will be no significance in having hours, because no matter the quality of the project every student is expected to have the …show more content…
They believe that it would build character and teach them cherished life lessons. While that may be true, it is easier said than done. Mandating community service will be deceitful to students that already dedicate countless hours to their communities, have no incentive to put towards community service, and students that already have jobs play in sports or participate in extra-curricular activities. The nation needs to understand that passing a law to implement mandatory volunteer hours for high school students in order to graduate is not only wrong, but it is
In school all of my guidance counselors stress the importance of having public service hours when applying to colleges. Well what happens when every student coming into college has community service hours? Students that have a passion for aiding the community will no longer have the upper hand because their hours will be matched by kids that simply do not care about their service. Many students will either complete meaningless jobs such as sharpening pencils, and restocking books at a library, or have their hours forged. There will be no significance in having hours, because no matter the quality of the project every student is expected to have the …show more content…
They believe that it would build character and teach them cherished life lessons. While that may be true, it is easier said than done. Mandating community service will be deceitful to students that already dedicate countless hours to their communities, have no incentive to put towards community service, and students that already have jobs play in sports or participate in extra-curricular activities. The nation needs to understand that passing a law to implement mandatory volunteer hours for high school students in order to graduate is not only wrong, but it is