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Brett Fonder
English 102
In Class Essay # 1
Say No to Mandatory Attendance
I strongly disagree with the required attendance policy for all
West Virginia University undergraduate students. The attendance
policy is a major problem with the majority of the student body.
Students have many things to deal with while at school and being
forced to attend all classes should not be an added problem. The
attendance policy infringes on students’ rights to make decisions
for themselves on whether they should attend class or not.
As stated in the WVU attendance policy, “At West Virginia University,
class attendance contributes significantly to academic success.
Students who attend classes regularly tend to earn higher grades
and have higher passing rates in courses. Excessive absences may
jeopardize students’ grades or even their ability to continue
in their courses.” I agree that this statement is probably
true for the majority of students, but not for all of the students.
There is a plethora of students who can succeed with minimal attendance
in class and some can even go without studying. Students like this
have been blessed with extra knowledge and should not be punished
for being able to do so. I rarely ever read textbooks and miss some
classes on a frequent basis. Until this date, I have not had any
problems in the classroom due to this. I believe that some classes
single out students like me and make things an extra pain by wasting
my time. I attend all of the scheduled classes in the courses that
I feel I need to attend and I do not think I should have to waste
my time attending classes that I could succeed in without attending.
One student said, “Some people learn better by teaching themselves
which makes strict attendance in lecture classes pointless.”
The statement by that student is very true on my behalf.
Professors should not care if students attend class because they
are going to get paid regardless. The student is at fault if they
decide to skip class for whatever reason. Extreme circumstances
come about from time to time and students should not be penalized
for taking care of them. Students pay the University to attend the
school and they should be able to use their money however they want
to.
The average college student is in their early twenties and by that
time he or she should be able to take care of themselves. The University
does not need to take care of them as a parental figure while students
are away from their own parents. Many students go to colleges far
away from home to escape their parents and their life back home.
Why would they want to go somewhere and have more authority placed
upon them? Students need to accept responsibility for their successes
and failures in life. Students should do what best works for them.
For some it may be attending class and others can get by without
attending class.
Mandatory attendance policy at West Virginia University is very
unfair and is something that needs to be looked into. Students have
rights and freedoms that they should be able to exercise everyday.
Choosing to attend class or not should be one of them. The day that
the current attendance policy is vanquished will be a major victory
for all students across campus.
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