text: Students should absolutely not be required to participate in an extracurricular activity. There are many reasons why a program like this will never work. Students that can choose if they want to participate in clubs will most likely be able to manage their time more efficiently. Students might not be fit to join these clubs or be able to participate due to their lack of experience in the subject. Most of the students will not be in support of this new program and will be upset by it. These are a few more reasons that this requirement will be a bad decision for the school.