Students at international schools are often strongly encouraged to do voluntary work as part of their extra-curricular activities.
Such work aims to help those people less well off, such as the poor, the handicapped or those having other difficulties.
It is good for us to serve as volunteers if we want to help the needy.
However, many students do such work only because they are forced to do so by their parents. They want their children to have the 'perfect' resume. This makes what they do in terms of voluntary work totally meaningless.
I think students should not be forced to do any voluntary work - merely encouraged. Students should decide to do voluntary work with their hearts - because they want to serve others. This way, the people who need help can have a warm feeling that those helping them are doing so willingly.
Cheung Ho-ching