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I believe student should be made to serve in some kind of volunteer work as a part of their school. I feel that student should be exposed or experience how it feels to do some thing for the community. But some students do have circumstances that could prevent them from doing volunteer work, like have very limited time outside of school, trouble with social interactions, etc. But there should be a way for every student to help their community.

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Junior high students and high school students should have the choice to volunteer because being forced to volunteer is not volunteerism.

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Volunteerism is a good way to make students even slightly contribute to our community.

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Although volunteer work contributes to not only the individual doing so but also their community, the requirement of it makes it not genuine rather than doing it for a cause or because you care, therefore required volunteer work isn't beneficial to character but rather to your public image.

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Students should be able to participate and do volunteer work to not only help themselves but the community as well it would work best if we did it during school too at the same time why should we,our future should not benefit if we did certain things by putting in certain hours of things.Sometimes students cant even participate in theses sort of thing because they cant or have other agendas to attend.This type of subject would work best if it a optional thing.

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While schools should require students to do volunteer work, they instead should provide a grade incentive instead of forcing a requirement.

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Students should not be forced to do volunteer work although it is good for building the community if it's forced less people will care and it wouldn't be volunteer work at that point.

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High school students shouldn't be forced into volunteering because volunteering, by definition, is for one to subject to doing something on behalf of their own will; being forced to do so isn't volunteering.

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Students who attend junior high and high schools shouldn't be forced to do volunteer work , it should be an option because volunteerism is an option not a requirement.

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Students should be required to do volunteer work. It is important that they are exposed to helping their community.

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Students should participate in community activities to experience cooperation with new people and such but it should not be required by schools and definitely no for some "set amount of hours"

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Students should volunteer, volunteering is a really good way for students to help out their communities.

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Community service work contributes to everyone and opens even broader opportunities for students to expand in their community and themselves,

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Volunteerism is a good way to make students even slightly contribute to our community, as schools don't require many hours, it can benefit surrounding communities, and it can make students be more in tune with whats going on around them.

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Every school should require students to do volunteer work.

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High school students should have the choice to do volunteer work because if they choose to do so, they can develop skills and if they choose not to, they can't be forced because then it wouldn't be considered volunteerism.

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Every school should give students the choice to volunteer.

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Volunteering can show kids how to be involved in their community which is why every high school should require it.

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Students should be required to do volunteer work and community service.

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Students should be given the opportunity to choose when and where they want to volunteer based on what position they're in (student council, or being a part of a club that is based on making a change.)

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Students should have an choice to do volunteer work while being good for the community and being able to build themselves up being forced into doing something can lower the morale to do it.

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students that volunteer will be more involved in the community

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Every school should make volunteer work a choice because the student might not try their best since they are being forced.

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Although requiring students to do volunteer work guides them to be better citizens, due to the fact that the students would be forced to volunteer takes away from the passion to actually volunteer.

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Students shouldn't be forced to do volunteer work because it's volunteering and shouldn't be something they were coerced to do. Though encouraging it wouldn't hurt.

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Although volunteer work is required, it contributes to the community, it also benefits the individual. So it should be required because  helping out in a community can expose individuals to experiences that will build character.

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Students should be required to do volunteer work because it helps the community, and promotes cooperation.

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Junior and High school students should be required to do volunteer work and community service because it'll improve their leadership skills and not only helping the community for them but for other people.

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Although volunteering can reflect ones good citizenship and increase participation around the community, forcing students to volunteer is not allowing them to be genuine on the activities they have to do.

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Although some students feel that the fact that volunteerism is required makes it not real volunteerism, being pushed to do something even if the student doesn't want to at first can help them learn about new things, which they might end up enjoying.

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Every school should require volunteer work to an extent.

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schools should require students to do community service

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students that are "bad" in school should volunteer as a "punishment" but it wouldnt really be a punishment

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Students, specifically those who are frequently in the strike zone, should be required to do volunteer work. That way they can work on their participation skills.

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students could volunteer but shouldn't be required to if they dont want to

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High school students should do volunteer work

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students should do community service work. it is important that they do something to contribute to the community that they live in.

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I believe if you are forced to volunteer its not volunteerism, students should have a choice. A students attitude towards volunteering may not be good if they are forced.

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Students should be given the right to decide if they want to volunteer or not. Rather should be something in which you pick hours to do the volunteer work being forced isn't volunteering.

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Students should be able to choose whether they want to do Volunteer work or not

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Junior high and high school students should have the option to volunteer because if they want to do it then they should take initiative themselves.

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Volunteering should be encouraged because students can interact with the community and cooperate with new poeple.

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Volunteering is something colleges look at and would be a good way to understand citizenship and leadership.

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More school should give their students the choice to volunteer and help contribute to our community, if not require them to.

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High schools requiring volunteer work has its benefits and can help students in various ways.

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All schools should require students to some type of community services.

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Schools should require students to volunteer.

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Students are to pick whether or not to do volunteer hours/work or not,we shouldn't really force them to do something they may not like what good is it going to look on us when doing volunteer work is meant to satisfy and help a person ans community as well.

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Schools should not force volunteer work and make it optional

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Students should be able to volunteer, that way they can represent themselves as a helpful and resourceful community member.

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although community service work is very helpful, it should 100% be a choice for the students, being forced is a little excessive.

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Students feel like they're being forced to volunteer because their teachers are telling them to or everyone else around them is doing it, making it seem mandatory.

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Volunteerism should be an option to junior high and high school students.

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Although forcing students to do community service and volunteer work may not seem as genuine as wanting to give back to your community, however in the long run it'll give them that leadership skills and satisfaction that they were able to help make their community a better place for them and everyone in the community.

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Students in high school have the opportunity through required work to learn qualities, such as good citizenship and compassionate behavior, which may help them be better, well rounded people in the future years to come.

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Students should have the choice to do volunteer work.

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Students should have the opportunity to volunteer, but not necessarily make it a requirement. Since some students have more important things to do outside of school.

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Although volunteer work can be helpful, forcing students to volunteer can cause bad work ethic and wouldn't be considered volunteerism.

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High School students should be required to do community services,specially Seniors.Seniors should be preparing themselves for college ,and volunteering is something colleges really look at .

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Although volunteer work is important,students should have the ability to choose to do volunteer work and schools should highly encourage it.

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Students should have the option to participate in any volunteer work this should apply to every school.

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A student should not be forced to volunteer, I believe if they are being forced it is not volunteerism. Nevertheless volunteering helps the community and gets the student involved but since they are being forced their attitude towards it might be negative and might not try as hard in what they are doing.

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Required volunteerism is not necessarily what the phrase volunteer means. A Volunteer is an individual who offers their service to others without being forced to. required volunteer work should not be apart of the academic curriculum. Being required to do volunteer work does not show citizenship, just a necessity.

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Although most people would agree that volunteer work is a really good way for students to help out their communities, volunteer work should be a choice, not a requirement.

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While students attempt to follow quotas on volunteer hours and the work that needs to be done, they may lose sight of the entire point of those hours they dedicated to it. More often than not, students, when they feel pressured by deadlines and requirements, the objective loses purpose.

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Volunteering should be an option for students.

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Schools should let the student decide.

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There is many things that both students and our community would benefit if students were given the oppurtunity and were encouraged to do volunteer work.

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If students are forced to do volunteer work, then it is not actually "volunteering" and is now basically an assignment. This is why they should not be forced to do volunteer work.

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Students should not be forced to volunteer but highly encouraged.

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Volunteer work serves as a great opportunity for scholars, of all ages, to help better the world around them.

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Although volunteering and community service if effective and makes a community better , schools should make volunteering an option, not a requirement .

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Students should have the choice to do volunteer work.

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Yes, students doing volunteer work and caring for our community is great and brings great benefits, but it should not be a requirement. Students in high school most likely have other important things to do outside of school. Besides, forcing volunteer work upon a student defeats the whole purpose of it being volunteer work.

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Although volunteer work looks good on resumes and application and is good for the community, if you are forced to do it then it is not truly volunteer work. Therefore, students should have the choice to do volunteer work.

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Because community service is such valuable experience, and despite the fact that some students may not be able to participate through no fault of their own, I still believe that community service requirements create real value and connection for students and their communities.

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Even though it is more convenient for schools to pad their community service numbers by forcing students to participate, it is better for student morale and the well-being of the community when the students actually make the choice to do volunteer work.

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High schools should require volunteer hours because it builds character and leadership for the kids

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Although volunteering builds character and leadership, kids shouldn't be required because they probably have personal issues going on.

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Students should be required to do volunteer work and community service work, though there should be a set of guidelines where if the student cannot for any specific reason that they should not be required. This is because whatever they do outside of school may be more important than attending community service and volunteer jobs.