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Teenagers today live in a confusing world. The media sends many mixed messages about
what it means to be a helpful person in society. One of the best ways to help teens find their
way is to make volunteer work a mandatory part of their school curriculum. Some people
would immediately argue that this is an unnecessary action—many teens already volunteer
without it being a requirement. It’s true: teens have a propensity to volunteer more than
adults. However, as a society we should make sure that not just some, but all, teens
volunteer. Many of the teens that volunteer do so as part of a religious group or a youth
leadership organization. In fact, 46 percent of teens who volunteer are working with a religious
group or a youth leadership organization while only 18 percent of teens who volunteer are
working with schoolbased groups. This shows that clearly the best way to include all teens in
the benefits of volunteering is to add mandatory volunteer work to the school curriculum.
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