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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
Middle and high schools in a number of states already require students to complete a certain number of community service hours in order to be allowed to graduate. Obama's suggested plan doesn't sound too far off from what's already occurring.
And I'm mad that in the little time I was trying to post, y'all blew up the thread.
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I was required to do them in the state of FL. If you did a certain amount it provided you with a special cord at graduation. You also needed a certain amount to be considered for Bright Futures Scholarship (seeing as how almost EVERY instate kid I know has this, there are a LOT who did it!)
I also had to do them in middle school as well. Was it annoying? Yes. But I'll never forget my wonderful summer before my senior year where I spent over 300 hours at a working-class area Boys and Girls Club helping children 7-10 focus on improving their reading skills. Yes, I did it because I was "forced", but there was a lot of benefit in it for both myself and those kids. Would I claim the experience to be the equivalent of slavery...um no.
And I wouldn't mind doing some sort of mandatory basic training either. It would probably get rid of these 5 extra pounds I'm carrying around and provide me with a new and enlightening experience. It's not like I (or any of my recently graduated friends) have a real job right now anyway, what with this economy the way it is.