Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (for example working for a charity, improving the neighborhood or teaching sports to younger children).
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
It is argued that volunteering should be made part of the school curriculum. This essay agrees with that suggestion completely because of the benefits it brings to pupils. The essay will first look at how voluntary work can help students develop soft skills and then discuss how these extracurricular activities are valued by universities and employers.
Education should not be limited to strictly academic pursuits and those in education should also develop life skills, such as teamwork, empathy and self-discipline, and one of the best ways to hone these aptitudes is through community service. Serving those less fortunate than ourselves teaches us many lessons including how to work with people from other backgrounds and the value of hard work. For example, I personally volunteered to spend 6 weeks in Africa teaching disadvantaged children and this led to a much higher work ethic when I returned to my studies.
Many colleges and companies are also increasingly looking for this type of experience. Most school leavers have the same grades and charitable works can help set you apart from the herd. For example, Cambridge and Oxford receive thousands of applications from straight-A students every year and can only accept a small percentage of applicants. What you have done outside the classroom is often the thing that differentiates you from everyone else and gets you that coveted spot.
In conclusion, teenagers should be made to partake in unpaid work as part of their schooling because it will help them learn things they wouldn’t ordinarily learn from their teachers and it will also boost their chances of getting into third level education.
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Actually you can’t use first person in essay, just a reminder you know.
my exam is after 1 week. may i ask you for your help for whole week 🙂
Hi Chris, I’ve been following some of your essays. This essay asks “Do you agree or disagree”? So doesn’t it become necessary to use PERSONAL PRONOUN “I” here? I agree or disagree because you have mentioned This essay will look at.
2) Isn’t it important to write one general statement in task 2 Introduction (first statement in Introduction) as you always start the task with paraphrasing?
Waiting for your reply.
Thanks Deepak
Dear chris, thank you so much for this essay. It is really helpful.
Thanks a lot for sharing it with us, keep up the good work. 🙂