In schools and colleges students learn subjects are tested by exams and are ready for future success.. Is the only goal of education just to get good grades earn a degree and get a good job? I think an important goal of education is also to teach students to care about others and to help society. This raises a question: should community service be a part of high school or secondary school before graduation?. If a student refuses to do community service should that student be denied graduation?

What can be learned from serving humanity?

Community service can give students lessons that books alone cannot give. When a student helps a family in need cleans a park. Spends time with the elderly the student sees that social problems are not only in news or textbooks; real people face real hardships. These experiences can build empathy, responsibility and a desire to help others. Students also learn that improving society is not the job of the government; every citizen can help.

Another benefit is that students learn to work with kinds of people. Students can learn teamwork, communication, punctuality and problem solving. After such an experience a student may value helping others in everyday life. Sometimes even a small experience can change a student’s view.

But would it be right to make it mandatory?

I see a problem here. If the aim of community service is to help others and make students selfless how can making it mandatory affect that aim? If a student is told that a student will not graduate unless a student finishes a number of hours the student may do community service just to get a degree focusing on the requirement instead of actually helping those who need help. In that case community service stops being an experience and becomes another exam or punishment.

We must remember that students have situations. Some students work part‑time some have home duties. Some may face transportation or health problems that make volunteering hard. If a school ignores these differences and forces a one‑size‑fits‑all requirement it could be unfair to those students. Of limiting learning the system should help as many students as possible to participate.

In my opinion, what is the best solution?

In my view making community service a part of education could be good;. Denying a student graduation just because a student did not finish the required hours would be too harsh. Schools should give students chances to do activities, like planting trees, cleaning drives helping charities tutoring children or serving the elderly. Students should also be free to pick activities that match a student’s interests and situation.

If community service is made mandatory schools must give time a safe place, help with transport and when needed other options. For students who cannot volunteer because of unavoidable limits there should be other paths. This way schools can let students help society without hurting their future.

In the end I believe success is not measured by a student’s completed community service hours. True success comes when a student leaves school and knows that helping others is not a burden but a duty that a student can do gladly and with purpose.

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