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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am against requiring volunteer hours for graduation. If it’s required, it doesn’t meet the definition of being voluntary. [/quote]

Service. Without Pay. Required or not it is legally volunteer work.[/quote]

I want my kids to actually volunteer of their own free will, not when it’s mandatory to meet a school requirement. [b]Compelling service hours doesn’t inspire the desire to volunteer. In fact, it probably makes kids less likely to volunteer after they graduate.[/b] [/quote]

This is demonstrably untrue. As I posted upthread, my kids continued volunteering after they completed their required hours. The required hours got them started, and they liked it, so they continued. Some kids just do the bare minimum service to complete the requirement—which is still a net positive—while others enjoy the service and keep doing it. [/quote]

+1. This is my kid too.  He is now so passionate about the community service he did initially because it was required that he is continuing to volunteer there after graduation and will find a similar place to volunteer in college.  Plus, it has taught him so many other important life skills that will serve him well in any career path.  [/quote]

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