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<p>That’s because you don’t have the responsibility of seeing it gets done.</p>
<p>Our experience has been that unless you absolutely do all kinds of hand holding and build the community service into an already jam-packed Gov’t course the kids simply do not take the initiative to complete the requirement until their backs are completely against the wall.</p>
<p>At that point it simply becomes something to deal with and get out of the way in order to graduate. The greater lesson gets lost on the kids entirely.</p>
<p>Granted there are exceptions, but they have proven to be just that, exceptions not the rule. I have seen teachers have to give up Saturdays to supervise trips that enable their students to meet the requirement. I have seen students receive credit for activities that are virtually entirely without merit.</p>