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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not mind a community service or service learning credit requirement but I actually with other posters that there are too many restrictions which make it less meaningful. Its a good point that lower income students need this time for work, or family childcare. We are not religious but many good charities have religious affiliations which knocks them off the list. [b]The SSL requirement doesn't support creative endeavors like kids setting up their own charitable activity[/b] so this is lost too. [/quote]

Not true! My daughter started her own foundation and got over 100 hrs in one school year that way.[/quote]

I agree. At my school there is a student-run club called Difference Makers. We organize all sorts of activities, work for different organizations on weekends, and do in school cleaning as well. One or two meetings a week can produce 1 to 2 hours a week. For 20 weeks a year...that's already 20- 40 hours! It all depends on how you look at it. No one is required to participate in the club, but we are helping people in the community around us. Everyone in it enjoys the work they do because they get to be with friends. Community service hours aren't bad because they encourage people to reach out to the community and do things for others. No one on this thread seems to be a current student. I am. I can tell you that I find SSL hours as a good experience and very fun. You can say it's forced labor, but it really isn't. And at this point no one is in a state to argue against that because it doesn't seem like you're the one doing any work.[/quote]

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