Anubis
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Originally posted by: Flyback
Jesus, what is this--kindergarten?
Your college takes ATTENDANCE?!
Is this typical of all American schools, or just those in your state?
Sounds like a really stupid way to legislate the fact that some profs suck **** but they want to pretend that you need them and that they make a difference
depends on state and size of school, i dont know about state laws but i know schools that take attendence
i went to a small school, my larges class was Physics 131 ( first phys you take freshemn year) it has maybe 35 people in it
most classes were less then 15, if you skipped you were noticed, and i think if you missed 40% of the classes you failed
Yep. I took a few classes that way. The most embarrassing part was picking up my stack of graded homework from the profs at the finals. I felt bad because it basically looked like they were sh!tty teachers. Oh well.
Yes, plenty of times
Usually I go to the first 2 weeks of my classes at the beginning of a semester, just to see what the prof covers... if he/she is just reading from the textbook, i would stop going except for quizzes and exams....
Usually I go to the first 2 weeks of my classes at the beginning of a semester, just to see what the prof covers... if he/she is just reading from the textbook, i would stop going except for quizzes and exams....
Yup. 1st day, midterm, final. B, but I couldnt argue w/ that. . .especially being an upper level econ course.
deerslayer
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- Jan 15, 2001
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At the college I went to in IL the professors weren't allowed to grade based on attendance. I'm sure they still did in a roundabout way, but they were not allowed to give an attendance grade.
My bad, i must have mistaken you with another mississippi, red neck, right winger, that trolls "interesting" ideas at AT. :roll: So, you went to a community college and transferred to "state," my bad.
IHateMyJob2004
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- Sep 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: Flyback
Jesus, what is this--kindergarten?
Your college takes ATTENDANCE?!
Is this typical of all American schools, or just those in your state?
Sounds like a really stupid way to legislate the fact that some profs suck **** but they want to pretend that you need them and that they make a difference
Depends on the professor. Some say it's your money, waste i if you want. Some mandate you show up. Perhaps they feel that if you are lazy at school, you deserve a lower grade because if you make the same actions in the real world, you are Fed.
no, that seems silly.
why would I pay for a class and then not go to it?
at any rate, no... it was school policy that any student not present for the first 2 weeks of a class would be dropped unless they contacted the professor to explain their absence. professors were required to take roll for those first 2 weeks, though few took attendance for the whole semester and I only had a small handful of classes with actual attendance policies.
I guess it was to prevent students from accidentally signing up for a course, forgetting about it, and then winding up with a 0 on their transcripts because they failed the course instead of getting auto-dropped from it.
why would I pay for a class and then not go to it?
at any rate, no... it was school policy that any student not present for the first 2 weeks of a class would be dropped unless they contacted the professor to explain their absence. professors were required to take roll for those first 2 weeks, though few took attendance for the whole semester and I only had a small handful of classes with actual attendance policies.
I guess it was to prevent students from accidentally signing up for a course, forgetting about it, and then winding up with a 0 on their transcripts because they failed the course instead of getting auto-dropped from it.
stupid not to go to class on a mostly regular basis..not that I don't skip for the occasional out of town trip, but yeah..after missing just one class I feel like I am often behind
they are some classes where they have taught in powerpoint though (and worse, in the dark) that it seems that I have mostly slept thru all semester and pulled an A
they are some classes where they have taught in powerpoint though (and worse, in the dark) that it seems that I have mostly slept thru all semester and pulled an A
Skipped my real analysis (followed book verbatim) and complexity theory (lectures online) classes.
Originally posted by: Flyback
Jesus, what is this--kindergarten?
Your college takes ATTENDANCE?!
Is this typical of all American schools, or just those in your state?
Sounds like a really stupid way to legislate the fact that some profs suck **** but they want to pretend that you need them and that they make a difference
Well... his profile says he's from Mississippi. If he went to school there then it's pretty obvious why they took attendance - Mississippi has the worst education in the US hands-down.
Oh, and yeah, I never went to some classes and still got a 4.0 that semester. The obvious ones are the sluff classes - psychology and sociology. The only engineering class I think I did that with was Statics, although that wasn't much harder...
sure you can skip one class and make decent grades but skip all and pull a 4.0? I call bulls*it on that. If anyone claims it they are a lier or a special education major.
i figure it could be done, but i lack the discipline to study on my own. I go to classes so i dont have to read.
I call BS on that one. I have had several classes where I never returned after the first day of class and still got an A. If I don't need to attend, I don't. It isn't like they are going to give me some perfect attendance award like high school.......
Oh, by the way, double major in CS and Math and I have a 3.9+ cum GPA, and I skip classes all the time.....
I'd agree. I don't know if I'm willing to call a nationwide BS, but I'd say it largely depends on the school, and even moreso on the professor, rather than being mandated by state law.
Some professors I've had have said at the beginning of the semester that anyone who feels they can pass the midterm and final without attending class is more than welcome to do so. I've also had professors take attendance, or factor in participation points...not enough to fail you, but enough to prevent you from getting an A (or possibly B) should you not earn any.
Also, for many intro undergrad classes, I know that two of the schools I went to had testing out policies. Basically, if you did well enough on a special "exemption" exam (the equivalent of a final for the course), then you received credit without having to register.
Some courses here in grad school are the same way (if you've already earned your master's), depending on the material.
Originally posted by: Flyback
Jesus, what is this--kindergarten?
Your college takes ATTENDANCE?!
Is this typical of all American schools, or just those in your state?
Sounds like a really stupid way to legislate the fact that some profs suck **** but they want to pretend that you need them and that they make a difference
If you went to a State school, chances are most classes will not take attendence. On the other hand, a private school or a Ivy school may be different.
Originally posted by: DaShen
Originally posted by: Flyback
Jesus, what is this--kindergarten?
Your college takes ATTENDANCE?!
Is this typical of all American schools, or just those in your state?
Sounds like a really stupid way to legislate the fact that some profs suck **** but they want to pretend that you need them and that they make a difference
If you went to a State school, chances are most classes will not take attendence. On the other hand, a private school or a Ivy school may be different.
Ironically, the two large state schools to which I've gone both had/have stricter attendance policies than the private college I attended (Emory).
Brainonska511
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- Dec 10, 2005
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I go to my classes because it is only 3 hours a week for 10 weeks (quarter system). Also, most of my classes are discussion based, so attendance is mandatory (maximum of 2 absences/quarter).
I've done that with a couple of classes now, and I pulled somewhere between a B and a A both times. I think it was intro psychology and sociology.
3chordcharlie
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- Mar 30, 2004
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I managed an A without attending class the whole way through, maybe 12 or 13 classes in all (the ones I didn't attend). These were mostly economics courses though.
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