▶ Your Answer :
Some people think that young people these days do not spend enough
time to helping their communities, while others do not. Both sides have their
own reasons to support their views. However, in my opinion, young people
nowadays do not give adequate time to helping their communities. There are
several reasons as follows.
To begin with, today's school
education focuses on students' academic performance too much. To survive in a
competitive world, students tend to spend the whole day studying all academic
subjects, hoping they could outdo others. Considering the fact that an
unemployment rate has increased rapidly, students cannot help but to
concentrate on their study more than ever. Thus, the importance of helping
their communities has reduced. For instance, many research teams, including
Tokyo research center, analyzed data from 600 high schools. The researchers
found that the amount of time students volunteer had decreased over 20 years.
They also checked that the amount of students' studying time per week had
increased gradually. This study implies that students do not spend enough time
helping their communities, focusing on their studies.
On top of that, due to the
invention and spread of the information technology, young people can donate
their money through many websites of volunteering community. This trend is
likely to make them think they can help the unfortunate or the homeless very
effectively. In other words, they can donate poor people who get into serious
trouble with one mouse click by using the internet. It means they can feel a
sense of satisfaction without devoting themselves to helping their community.
For example, my youngest sister used to help her church community. She spent
her weekend serving food for the homeless who visited her church. However,
after many web sites which were equipped with many guidelines to help the poor
appeared, she stopped volunteering in her church. Instead of going to church,
she simply donated her money to the people listed on the websites, because she
thought that people on websites lived in more inferior environment than those
who visited church. As a result, this reduced the amount of time in helping her
community.
All in all, I believe that
due to the development of internet technology and competitive job seeking, this
trend will continue and pass down to the next generation. |