Community Service: Optional or Mandatory for Students
image credit: https://www.apguru.com/blog/115-community-service-examples Thesis: High school students should be required to participate in community service because it teaches them community values, benefits the community, and benefits their mental health. First, participating in community service should be required for high school students because it teaches them community values. Aaron Heldt from The Bridge Teen Center says that they develop skills such as "better communication, teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and time-management" (Heldt). They might not learn some of these in a classroom setting because of the emphasis on individual success; these skills would also benefit them professionally because employers are looking for young adults with community values. Second, participating in community service should be required for high school students because it benefits the community. Heldt says that communities need all kinds of services such as working with animals