text: We as students need to take charge and focus on what is important in school, grades. With making these activities mandatory, you are taking away some of the students after school work time, or during school work time. Now once again, if it was a choice, then it would be relatively OK, if the student has the time, they should be able to do it. But focusing on school is very important for not only now, but for the future as well. For students, the grades the grades they get now can be very important.