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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our school doesn't do this unless it's a very recent change.[/quote]

Our two elementaries do not either, unless it is new.

I would be very put off by it too OP and my kids volunteer and do other things that would fulfill the requirement.

It would irritate me in the same way mandatory reading logs irritate me (my kids read for pleasure).[/quote]

I don't look at service requirements like reading logs. They are, or can be, requirements, part of the required curriculum. Many high schools require service hours. Along with civics classes, service requirements should be a requirement to get a diploma, as part of learning to be a good citizen. [/quote]

I think parents should teach values as they see fit. Not schools. [/quote]

I agree. A public service requirement is stupid. Stick to the basics. [/quote]

I agree!  Bring back the one room school house: reading, writing and basic artithmatic.  6th grade and out, Amish style.  No advanced anything.  No honors, AP, IB, AAP, or TJ.  No PE (my family does not value physical fitness, and I don't like that my kids are forced to take valuable instructional time for exercise every day). No art, music, foreign language. No electives. No sports (I still can't believe my tax dollars are paying for athletic trainers for high school sports).   Speaking of which, no sports.  No extracurriculars (or late buses).  No band, symphony, orchestra or drama. No photography classes, school newspaper or yearbook, student council, or academic teams. The list of what we could cut because someone thinks it's pointless is endless.  And don't get DCUM started on FLE.

It's public school.  Follow the program or head to a private that doesn't believe in such things. Otherwise-- service learning is now standard across major school systems (and most good privates, BTW).  I'm honest to agree with PP that it serves a purpose, but that I get annoyed about having to help my kids find projects, drive them to do them, help out too, and generally make them get it done. But service learning is homework and that's parenting. [/quote]

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