It has been suggested that all young adults should be required to undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in the community. However, there are arguments on both sides of this issue. While community service provides benefits to both individuals and society, requiring unpaid work could be seen as going against the values of a free society and preventing young adults from exploring their individual interests. The drawbacks of making community service compulsory need to be weighed against the potential benefits.
It has been suggested that all young adults should be required to undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in the community. However, there are arguments on both sides of this issue. While community service provides benefits to both individuals and society, requiring unpaid work could be seen as going against the values of a free society and preventing young adults from exploring their individual interests. The drawbacks of making community service compulsory need to be weighed against the potential benefits.
It has been suggested that all young adults should be required to undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in the community. However, there are arguments on both sides of this issue. While community service provides benefits to both individuals and society, requiring unpaid work could be seen as going against the values of a free society and preventing young adults from exploring their individual interests. The drawbacks of making community service compulsory need to be weighed against the potential benefits.
It has been suggested that all young adults should be required to undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in the community. However, there are arguments on both sides of this issue. While community service provides benefits to both individuals and society, requiring unpaid work could be seen as going against the values of a free society and preventing young adults from exploring their individual interests. The drawbacks of making community service compulsory need to be weighed against the potential benefits.
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ADVANTAGE VOLUNTEER
It has been suggested that all young adults should be required to undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in the community. Would the drawbacks of such a requirement be greater than the benefits to the community and the individual young adults?
Vocabulary All young adults / Students / Young people / The youth / Teenagers and adolescents
To volunteer / To do voluntary work / To do community service / To serve the community
To work for free
To devote one’s time to …
To be asked to do st
Compulsory
Necessary / essential , It is essential for sb to do st
While the benefits of volunteering for college students are innumerable, this can presents its own challenges. College students believe it’s important to help others in need. Volunteering has its advantages for any individual, yet there are specific benefits of community service for college students that can lead to positive outcomes for university volunteers and the communities they serve. Volunteering helps to improve job prospects, as employers are 82% more likely to choose a candidate with volunteering experience Volunteering can also help students grow in their learning. Through community service, students gain real-world experience and practice important habits like leadership, problem- solving, and time-management. Volunteering offers students the opportunity to apply their classroom learning to practical scenarios that have real implications. Working with charity organizations is a great way for students to explore career paths, and nonprofit employees (even other volunteers) are usually more than happy to put their volunteers in touch with the right people. Extra-curricular activities like volunteering can actually help volunteers with time-management and improve emotional well-being. In fact, there are many studies that cite the mental and physical health benefits of volunteering, benefits that can participate in community service encourages college students to become socially-minded individuals for life. The most common problems with volunteering at university tend to involve a lack of free time and feeling overworked. Students may face the following barriers that can limit college volunteering. With classes, sports, clubs, and paying jobs taking priority, it can feel difficult to find time for volunteering. Choosing a major, arranging internships, and finishing assignments; it can all be a bit overwhelming, and students may be reticent to add another activity to like community service to their schedules. They will learn to empathise with each other, be sensitive to each other’s needs and make choices that benefit one and all. Spending the little leisure time that they get in helping the community would steal from them the pleasures of exploring their individuality. Voluntary work helps students build up life skills Participating actively in volunteer work makes you become a responsible person to the community At the same time, I do not believe that society has anything to gain from obliging young people to do unpaid work. In fact, I would argue that it goes against the values of a free and fair society to force a group of people to do something against their will
