Mandatory Attendance in College Classes

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College is the time in a student’s life where they leave home to pursue their studies in the hopes of achieving the career of their dreams or at least something that would let them survive in society. The people who are usually being punished for not attending class are some of the smartest but laziest students. Although that is true, most of them are being thrown into a situation that they have never been in, therefore they need time to adjust. Some people are fast learners and do not need to attend class because it would be a waste of time to focus on one thing when it is not needed. Students usually complain about the fact that they are the ones paying for the college education in some way, so why is it not their decision whether or not to attend class? College is a lot of things and it is an awkward time period in a person’s life, and for this reason the students should be able decide what is best for them.
More than half of the students that attend a university are living on campus because the commute would be too far or they are being forced to stay in a dorm for any other reason depending on the rules of that particular college. A few of those students are actually ready to live on their own and those few know what to do to live comfortably and know how to complete their studies in an orderly fashion. Others are just trying to figure out how they are going to be able to complete all the assignments in every one of their classes before the due date. There have been a lot of cases where the student skips one class to finish an assignment for another class because of the hectic schedule that they might be dealing with and that is the only way to get a decent grade on the assignment. So, should they be penalised for worrying a...

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