Obama is proposing a pretty broad program of national service geared toward middle school, high school and college students. At one point it was being discussed as mandatory. Now the language looks to have softened.
http://change.gov/americaserves/ What do people think about the idea of mandatory national service? Personally, I like the idea. I think that serving your country is patriotic and could help get a lot done. I have some practical qualms, wondering if we'd be able to effectively use the volunteer power at hand or if it would really go to waste. I'd also be concerned about kids that are working a lot in addition to school. How much time do they really have? But 50 hours a year seems pretty doable for most situations and I really do like the ideal. Thoughts? Judah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:279466 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
