There are very good pros to having service hours as a requirement for graduation. The first pro is that service hours expose people to other cultures, backgrounds, and ages (Pearce, classroom.synonym.com, 2018). Exposing teenagers to other cultures and ages before going to college will help then fit in with there community when they get older. It is also said that whoever learns to give back to their community, will continue on after graduation. Overall having it a requirement could be a good thing.
There is a con for having service hours as a graduation requirement. A study was down and "when students or any individuals perceive that they are being controlled externally, the natural human response is to lose enthusiasm for the project and toward the behaviors that are being promoted"(Pearce, classroom.synonym.com, 2018). According to this study students just tend to lose interest in the involvement and don't have fun. Having mandatory service hours could be a bad thing in some peoples eyes.
I believe that service hours for a graduation requirement is a good thing. I feel like it will get people more interested in finding a job in college and also help people think of ideas for college. Some people will probably not do it but they need to think about how it could help them later down the road. Overall I believe that mandatory service hours for graduation is a good idea
I get your understanding over the topic, but you also have to think about how much service hours can be given or will be mandatory. If too much is given than it can overload the students between homework and service hours also work or just hanging out with people and having some fun. If a student is overloaded with tons of stuff to do and their brain is turned to mush then how good are they in the future.
ReplyDeleteI disagree because the majority of students will think of it as an assignment and not an opportunity. Their work effort will be lower while the kids that enjoy it don't need an incentive to help out their community.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with this because volunteering should be something you want to do and not something that is forced. Some high school students also have jobs and other out of school activities that would make it hard to complete a volunteering graduation requirement. I do think that volunteering is a good thing though and should be mandatory for different clubs in high school like NHS, that way you can still get recognition for community service without making it a requirement to graduate.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with this point of view because being forced to volunteer for community service can drain the motivation to do it in the future. When being forced to do community service as a requirement to leave high school, it's seen as homework instead of something you volunteer for. The second something becomes homework or a chore is the second that all motivation to complete that thing disappears.
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