Socialization of the teenager is believed to be a difficult part in the modern society. On the one hand, modern technology like the Internet has virtually linked the whole world. On the other hand, it has created a physical gap among people, Having considered the issue, in some countries school students are provided with an opportunity to serve their community. In my opinion, sending school graduates to work in community services is a good idea to minimize the physical gap between people as it equips them with valuable life skills.
As we know, life skills are very important to a person as they develop social, interpersonal, intellectual, and emotional skills. A person learns the way people communicate, negotiate, and cooperate to solve a common problem in their community. Therefore, if a person is sent to a community for service he/she learns practical ways of dealing with social problems and their consequences. In addition, critical thinking and self-evaluation skills can also be developed. Further community helps people to develop good social skills.
Nowadays, school graduates are spending their afterschool time watching television, playing video games, browsing the Internet, chatting on Facebook, etc. The lack of productive activities might create social problems. Providing young people with compulsory voluntary works as their afterschool program, on the one hand, engages teenagers and, on the other hand, minimizes the possibility of suffering from drug abuse. It also strengthens their social relationships.
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