Manditory Volunteerism?
- ElvisVF101
- merlochy
- michaelkees59
- enigma4yall
- eyeshadow15
- Buck_J
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» ElvisVF101 - Manditory Volunteerism?
Hi, I'm a first year student at UC Davis.I'm involved in an interesting debate, should the UC System implement a manditory public service requirement for graduation?
Pro or con, what are everyone's feelings?
Thanks
Rishi
-- posted by ElvisVF101
» merlochy - Tough Call
I definitely think teens and college students should be *encouraged* to volunteer, and be informed of opportunities that are available to them given (sometimes) their limited transportation or young age.However, whether community service should be mandatory is a different issue altogether. While some studies show that students who have gone through a mandatory service program show an increase awareness, conscientiousness, etc., it's possible that they are just writing what they think people want to hear rather than what they actually feel. So does it change people, or just tell them how to act? Hard to say.
(Also, this seems like another example of where schools are taking over part of the burden of parenting-- teaching youngsters about civility and compassion.)
I think there are both positive and negative aspects to mandatory volunteering. Until there is more proof one way or another regarding its effectiveness, I think schools and colleges should make the decision on an individual level, based on their own "culture" and the surrounding community.
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-- posted by merlochy
» enigma4yall - Re: Manditory Volunteerism?
In response to message posted by ElvisVF101:Aynyn Rand herself stated in The Fountainhead, "I have come here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life... It had to be said. The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing."
from tAynAyn Rand Institute
--Amber at The University of Iowa
-- posted by enigma4yall
» eyeshadow15 - Re: Re: Manditory Volunteerism?
In response to message posted by enigma4yall:At my high school, we have to do community service. I think it's a good thing; it helps people decide what they want to do sometimes.
-- posted by eyeshadow15
» Buck_J - Manditory Volunteerism?
In response to Manditory Volunteerism? posted by ElvisVF101:You know, I think that I am definitely pro on this decision. The arguments have been here made that the school seems to be taking over the teaching of civilty. If they do not, it is becoming increasingly apparent that those responsible (i.e.: the parents) will not. And thus we will be left with a population apathetic to service, apathetic to the needs that surround them, and apathetic towards a person's age-old duty to other people. I think that, especially in a college setting, a student should indeed be required to serve so many hours to graduate. Higher education should turn its focus to graduating productive citizens whose education leads them to a field, not educated people who may or may not be lead to be productive citizens. This is my take on the issue.
-Justin, of Arkansas
-- posted by Buck_J
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