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pan6467 · 06-19-2007, 10:29 AM

I have no problem with schools sending kids out to do community service as a part of their education.

It would be a win-win-win situation for all concerned.

The kids could learn what a community should be and that EVERYONE needs to help, plus for those going to college it looks great on their applications and may make a difference when the admissions office looks at their grades or test scores.

The community benefits because the kids are off the streets somewhat and I have a feeling juvenile crime would go down. Plus, it allows the community to get to know the kids.

Finally, it helps the schools when they need funding and have to go to the community to ask for more money. The community actually sees the good the students are doing and maybe more apt to help the schools out.

It's not a "liberal" policy, it's a policy that allows us to further insure that we pass this country down to a generation that knows what community pride and true social interaction is.

The kids that don't want to participate will find ways not to participate.

We better do something to change our course, this greed infested society we live in is destroying us spiritually, physically, mentally and I don't see too many people in this country trying to truly better it. Instead I see complainers, whiners and people who want to tear the good that is left down for their own personal greed and powertrips. Hopefully, getting students socially active would change that a little.

As for "parents should teach their kids"....... these are the same people supporting an economy where both parents have to work, where families grow further indebt because the wage gaps are unsustainable, and they don't want change because they fear they will lose their little slice of the pie. They fail to recognize that by having kids put more into the community, maybe just maybe as the kids mature they won't be greedy fucks but instead willing to help rebuild the country and it's socioeconomic infrastructure so that this country is a better place to live in.

06-19-2007, 10:29 AM	#60 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I have no problem with schools sending kids out to do community service as a part of their education. It would be a win-win-win situation for all concerned. The kids could learn what a community should be and that EVERYONE needs to help, plus for those going to college it looks great on their applications and may make a difference when the admissions office looks at their grades or test scores. The community benefits because the kids are off the streets somewhat and I have a feeling juvenile crime would go down. Plus, it allows the community to get to know the kids. Finally, it helps the schools when they need funding and have to go to the community to ask for more money. The community actually sees the good the students are doing and maybe more apt to help the schools out. It's not a "liberal" policy, it's a policy that allows us to further insure that we pass this country down to a generation that knows what community pride and true social interaction is. The kids that don't want to participate will find ways not to participate. We better do something to change our course, this greed infested society we live in is destroying us spiritually, physically, mentally and I don't see too many people in this country trying to truly better it. Instead I see complainers, whiners and people who want to tear the good that is left down for their own personal greed and powertrips. Hopefully, getting students socially active would change that a little. As for "parents should teach their kids"....... these are the same people supporting an economy where both parents have to work, where families grow further indebt because the wage gaps are unsustainable, and they don't want change because they fear they will lose their little slice of the pie. They fail to recognize that by having kids put more into the community, maybe just maybe as the kids mature they won't be greedy fucks but instead willing to help rebuild the country and it's socioeconomic infrastructure so that this country is a better place to live in. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"