I thought it was a pretty lousy idea. I congratulate those who do volunteer work, but forced “volunteer” work is, obviously, an oxymoron. Just not something I think schools have any business requiring students to do - I’d prefer that they concentrate on turning out graduates who can actually read, do a little math, and have a smattering of knowledge of history and geography.
I agree with you both.
I pulled my daughter out of public school after she was there for only three months. I couldn’t believe the nutty teaching methods and loony philosophies for which they had fallen.
They were home-schooled for about 6 years until I could afford private Christian schools. Unfortunately, the private schools here still must comply with Ministry of Education mandates, and volunteering was one of them. It was rather redundant, as the Christian schools, by following core beliefs, already encouraged the students to help their fellow man.
I do agree - the school system is used to indoctrinate, not educate. I support a voucher system which would open the system up to competition and most of the loons in these cushy jobs would wind up at the food banks being helped by one of their volunteers.