Why You Shouldn 't Be Late At Class Staring With The Most Important Thing

The third tip is to not skip class because you don't want to go or because you don't have your homework finished. If the teacher, someone that is looking at you suspiciously or the principal catches you, you know that you are going to get caught. You will have to pay the consequences for skipping class. To add something else, you might miss a class discussion, or you might miss the homework assignment the teacher would be assigning for the class work for today.

Does your attendance record reflect your final grade in college? No not because the professor will mark you down a certain percentage of your grade, but because of the relationship between students that show up for class and the ones that regularly skip. When I started attending college, I was a bit confused why such a large percentage of students weren’t attending class. It seemed as the quarter moved further along, class attendance went down. After spending a bit of time on google, I found a few statistics that reflect why I believe class attendance should be mandatory. On the contrary, some students will say that they should have the freedom to decide if they want to go to class, because they are now adults. However, to improve students grades and school drop-out rates. Colleges should require class attendance.

It is the student's loss if he/she does not attend class. First, if students do not attend class, it will only hurt them. They will fall behind. College courses move at a fast pace. Without attending class the student will not be able to keep up with the new knowledge. A lot of the homework for college courses is assigned in class. The student will not receive the homework if he/she misses class. Second, students that decide not to go to class will have to put in even more work

First of all, college students are adults. They should be responsible for their own educations. Professors should not have to worry about marking who’s there, who’s not, who’s late, who leaves early. Many professors say that attending classes regularly improves performance. This might help with classes with lots of discussion, labs or hands-on-classes. This being said, mature college students who are seeking high grades will understand this and attend class without being told.

If a student does not attend class they present themselves as not interested in learning; or not to put in any effort at all on trying to improve. I have attended every class except one, which I had a family emergency. I made sure that I was mental present not just physically. A student can be in class everyday but not pay attention to anything, which shows they have no interest in trying to learn new skills nor have no interest to try and improve the skills they do have.

Everyone has to take classes that they never want to attend. Whether you dread it because you hate the subject or it is one of those dreaded 8am’s. When debating on whether or not to go everyone has had that friend that will tell you that you should go because you’re paying to take the class. This is a huge motivator for us. That broke college student stereotype is all to real and it really can be a great driver. But, what if tuition disappeared? Then why would anyone care if we skipped class? When I asked students that were walking to class at Oregon State University if they would still go to class if they knew they could take it again for free at any point, 85% of them said they would ditch the class. This number shows just how much motivation college students derive from the monetary value of their education. So much of the professor’s time and the university’s resources would be squandered due to those students who would be enrolled but not actually care at all.

Firstly, attending classes is priority, and essential since lectures tend to discuss plenty of material in a short period of time. For example, in my psychology class which is three hours, once a week, we review about three chapters each class, then in next week’s class we start on the following set of chapters, then a test is assigned the proceeding week. Along with reviewing the chapters we get handouts, and in the class notes that are not incorporated in the textbook chapters. These prove helpful when the test is assigned as they come from the professor who make the test. In addition, attendance is key because the instructor may amend the assignment or due date and you may not know about it. In my math class, we have a project that is due on March 28th except the professor was kindhearted enough to postpone it to April 7th. Only the people who were in class knew about this, as he did not send out an email, or update the due

 I have always came to class on time and with all necessary supplies. On the other hand I was not an engaged student or participated much in class.  If the subject wasn't interesting to me I didn't do my best. I would do whatever work was required to

One of the things I learned in summer school was the importance of being here. One reason people fail classes is because they do not show up to it. Having to get up during my summer break made me realize that showing up is not that hard at all. When you show up and do what you’re supposed to do or at least put in the effort, you’re going to pass. Also not showing up may not just affect

One day of absence can affect you and your grade if something was missed. In the entire semester I was unable to attend two sessions due to sickness, but I knew what had to be done and due the next class which is what is important. I was also try a hand full of times but never to the point where I missed something important being said or assignments being given. I hate not knowing what has to be done or how to do an assignment which is why I try my hardest to always attend every class. Up to this point attendance has not affected my education and its something I will continue doing.

My attendance in this course was 100% except I had to leave 15 minutes early in Ella-Fay’s “How to Research” class due to my father-in-law’s appointment. However, the following week I was in library for the research and evidence based assignment and Ella-Fay guided me on finding my topic. Beside this leaving 15 minutes early, I attended all classes and I was never late.

Although this may be true, there are so many contextual factors to take into account. Not all students have varying achievement levels and possess unique motivation levels, no two students are the same. Students even behave differently while with certain instructors (439). I think it almost becomes impossible to say definitively one way or the other if compulsory attendance policies are worth having. In my experience as a student is that teachers don’t need to penalize attendance. I agree and have seen better results in myself when a teacher uses tactics like social influence; gathering and sharing students’ testimonials about attendance (439). In a college class I was taking a couple years ago, the professor took a few minutes on the first day of class to remind us about the importance of attendance with a few testimonials and had it bold on the syllabus that, “if you show up you show that you care.” Emulating that you care about your education, doing well in the class, propelling your opportunities beyond the classroom; all by just being present in class. To me that was way more impactful than a compulsory attendance policy. To me this reinforced that attendance is important to the overall achievement in a course and that it’s ultimately it’s your decision whether to come or not. It encapsulated the idea of autonomy to make decisions, but doesn’t spike student anxiety if they have to miss class. I think it also teaches valuable lessons about life when they maybe shouldn’t come to class, reinforcing better self-awareness/self-care, which might be worth looking into if it impacts students grades

Aware to the teacher, the student will come to class late as he has done since day one of the course. Instead of explaining less important information first or beginning class a bit late, the teacher continues the lesson and shows no concern for the student who has walked in late as usual. The teacher could be seen as not having any problems, but they must get through enough of their lecture in order to test students on the wide range of information prepared beforehand. If they fail to teach students the proper information they will be unable to give test/exams, which will prevent grades from being entered and student records being updated. The final situation I have observed, which I happen to be a part of, involves cutting weight during high school in order to make the desired weight. When I was tired from practice, cutting weight, and no longer interested in completing academic work I would fail to hear the concerns of some

While studying or even registering for a class presents a challenge to some college students, the greatest obstacle remains, going to class. Attending college is supposed to signify a new found freedom to make many important choices regarding education without high school mandatory attendance policies. However, students everywhere are coming to the staggering realization that college is not too different from high school. Teachers still take class roll and students are still expected to be at every class on time. What next, hall monitors in the hall? The time has come for action to be taken. Colleges must abolish mandatory student attendance policies for several reasons to be further discussed.

A prerequisite to success in any in any endeavor is "showing up", and classes are no exception. If you're not showing up to class, you're forfeiting every opportunity provided to you in the classroom.