I Am A Community Service - 1970 Words

Introduction It is often joked that beginning college is like re-entering the womb. Similar to the warm, nurturing space that was home to us for the last nine months before birth, higher education aims to prepare us for life outside, in the world. Unfortunately, college also earns this association due to what some, perhaps unfairly, dub its â€Å"coddling nature,† and the tendency of students to use their schools as a place to hide from the harsher realities of the adult world. The uncomfortable truth appears to be that these detractors are right. For many students attending classes and work, it is far too easy to lose oneself in one, the other or both. The rare free time that’s left over? A temptation to spend it on oneself usually wins out. As a consequence, students lose much of the insight they might gain from spending more time interacting directly with the society in which they live. They lose touch. 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