Graduation Speech : College Attendance

Staples argues, “Departments shower students with A’s to fill poorly attended courses that might otherwise be canceled.” By arguing this way, Staples suggests the only option professors have in order to not have class cancelations is inflation of grades. This argument ignores the possibility of classes being very specific for one major and good grades being a result of students who are invested in the class and the major that requires the class. General education classes are going to have high a number of students because they are required for all students; however, very specific classes, such as sculpting which is a requirement for art majors, are going to have a lower number of students because only some students need the class. Staples also ignores the possibility that good grades are a result of students who are dedicated to those very specific classes for their major. The either-or argument Staples makes is the opposite of effective because he chose to ignore real possibilities that do not help his

Building in-class continuity will help prepare young adults for the work world and requiring class attendance will help develop students for a thriving career. Fortunately, in grade school you are required to go to school. If you don’t there will be some form of consequences. However, once students enter college they now have the choice of attending class, thus, teaching inconsistency. Doing so holds back other students in the class

There is a big question that has been asked that is greatly influencing students from all around: Is it logical for a student’s overall grade in a class to be based mainly on classroom attendance rather than his actual academic performance?

In addition, attending class regularly doesn’t always mean you’ll do well in your classes. Taking attendance only makes them present. Students are in class physically but aren't processing and understanding what the professor has to say. Their minds are somewhere else, easily distracted and not listening. Taking attendance is an ineffective to make students learn in class with all of today’s technology. 90 percent of the work is done outside of class anyways. College is

The amount of work you put into learning and getting your degree, sets you up for success and how your life, as well as your kid’s life, will turn out. You can spend all those semesters complaining about how you don’t feel like doing the assignment, and just half way do it and barely get a C. Or you can suck it up, work hard on every assignment you do, and earn your good grades. I may not make an A on every single assignment, but I do try my very best to get an A. And sure, if I don’t get an A, I’m a little disappointed, but at least I know I studied and tried very hard to achieve it. Hrabowski also spoke briefly on attendance. Attendance is very important because that ensures you are learning and working every single day. It also shows that you are dedicated to your education and

From 1978 to 2013, college tuition costs rose by 1,120 % in America. College costs are the highest in history and more students are going to college than ever before. Most people push for free tuition for all community colleges and universities; however that is not a viable request Someone is going to have to foot the bill in the end. Multiple nations around the globe are also having difficulty finding a functioning price tag for a college degree.

In “’A’ Is For Absent,” Chris Piper argues that students’ absences should not be reflected in their final grades. Piper writes about his experience with what he considers an unfair attendance policy. He did well on tests and projects, however, due to his numerous absences he received a low final grade. He writes that unlike in a job, where attendance is mandatory, in college it’s a choice of a paying student. Piper also writes that when standardized test scores are evaluated, attendance of preparatory courses is not considered towards those scores. He urges instructors to put aside the reasons they have for implementing attendance policies and grade students solely on performance. Although Piper presents a good written argument, I believe that his reasons are not valid. Students who do not consistently attend classes should not be graded in the same way as those who do because it creates a fair environment, it increases learning, and most importantly, it builds discipline.

Clump et al. (2003) emphasized that attending classes impacts the overall grade of a college student. Theses authors were interested in determining whether or not class attendance had effect on course grade. To test their claim, 423 students enrolled in a General Psychology class taught by one of the authors. Students were told that there will be three unannounced quizzes and six exams will be used in computing the student's grades, the students met three times a week for fifty minutes. During the unannounced quizzes students may use the notes used from that class day and notes from the readings. The content in quizzes help prepare the students

Crede, Roch and Kieszczynka have determined that attendance is important and have reviewed the correlations between attending class and grades. The more you attend class the higher your GPA will be. The three of them argued that attendance is good for cognitive and non-cognitive learning. Stephenson said that attendance in a larger institute is not practical. Large class sizes makes it almost impossible to take

I’m the type of person where if I’m being watched I will do my best work and with the pass class we have an instructor watching our grades and attendance at all time and that helps for me. Sometimes I do not want to go to class everyday but I do because I know too many absences with get me reported. Just like earning low grades will.

School. The word, school, is one in which I remember reciting during a spelling bee in third grade. Although nerve wrecking, I remember feeling relieved that my hard work and memorization skills had finally paid off. That same feeling of excitement is equate to graduating twelve years of school with consecutive perfect attendance. Accomplished. I could not have graduated any happier knowing that my twelve years of hard work, dedication, and respect was being recognized. What perfect attendance means to me: being a role model for other students and showing my perseverance. My perfect attendance means different things in different aspects of my life, but they are all tied together by the same value. Having the key principles of respect and dignity led to a positive representation of my school, family, and myself.

Parents—the time has come again; summer is ending. As with all things, the end of one thing triggers the beginning of something else; in this case, school season. Many of you have children either in or entering high school. Given both this and the impending school year, there is an issue I feel should be discussed: college credit in high school. While there are many different programs that vary slightly in their exact method, they all work along the same basic premise: a student takes a class while in high school, in which they earn credits for high school and college simultaneously.

There are certain classes that are more common than others, specifically regarding the general education classes such as English and math courses. However colleges also offer less common classes that certain students may have an interest in. The problem with these smaller classes is that with the poor attendance records, the classes could be cancelled as the college sees it as a waste of money; this is one of many reasons why professors give out unearned A’s (Staples 329). To fix this problem, colleges should look not at the attendance sheet, but instead the overall GPA’s of the students in the class. This not only will show if the students who are going to the class are learning and comprehending the material, but also can compare to the more popular classes with higher attendance that may not have as good of grades. Another solution would be giving the class time to grow popular. If a professor is teaching a new class for the

In the following text are going to address the issue of decline of university attendance rates and examine the factors that positively influence lecture attendance. Consistent class attendance has been established as a significant factor in student achievement in school settings. (Gottfried, 2010) In addition, attendance rate has been determined to be related with better school performance on standardized test scores. (Gottfried, 2011) In term of this monitoring attendence rate of student becomes more important in assisting students to reach high performance and achievement. On the other hand, lack of attendence rate of student awares school that students who may needs intervention and to prevent the risk of failure on studying. (Musser, 2011)

Over the years there have been many changes in the education department. Such changes include lowering test requirements, some may include late work policies or other topics. Some may argue that there are other things that are more important, and some argue that certain things are not at our attention. Something that I have experienced myself, amongst many other students is the tardy policy that most if not all schools have. I believe there should be a change to this policy.