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English Audio Request

maiphuonghaha
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Topic: Some people think that all teenagers should be required to do unpaid work in their free time to help the local community. They believe this would benefit both the individual teenager and society as a whole. Do you agree or disagree?

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Many young people work on a volunteer basis, and this can only be beneficial for both the individual and society as a whole. However, I do not agree that we should therefore force all teenagers to do unpaid work.

Most young people are already under enough pressure with their studies, without being given the added responsibility of working in their spare time. School is just as demanding as a full-time job, and teachers expect their students to do homework and exam revision on top of attending lessons every day. When young people do have some free time, we should encourage them to enjoy it with their friends or to spend it doing sports and other leisure activities. They have many years of work ahead of them when they finish their studies.

At the same time, I do not believe that society has anything to gain from obliging young people to do unpaid work. In fact, I would argue that it goes against the values of a free and fair society to force a group of people to do something against their will. Doing this can only lead to resentment amongst young people, who would feel that they were being used, and parents, who would not want to be told how to raise their children. Currently, nobody is forced to volunteer, and this is surely the best system.

In conclusion, teenagers may choose to work for free and help others, but in my opinion we should not make this compulsory.

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kita
Oct. 8, 2016

At school we're actually doing a reading/writing work sample about this topic.
Some schools in the US have SSL (Student Service Learning) requirements, which make a certain number of volunteer hours (like 40) required to graduate from high school.
Under that rule, those who don't volunteer enough are punished with *literally not graduating*.
Good thing my school doesn't have that ^^

maiphuonghaha
Oct. 12, 2016

If there had been only 40 hours per year, I think it would not have been a bid deal for you. :) Thank you!

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