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[Ho-oh'sRealm]

cicala, on Apr 23 2009, 11:13 AM, said:

No I have not skipped class. But on several occasions the teacher has forgot to attend the class and we waited in an empty classroom talking to mates, till the bell for the next period went. Thats a whole 65 minutes

Lol same, we have a teacher who rarely comes to class, and even if he does, he walks out soon after.

Well, apart from that, I've never skipped class deliberately. Granted, I do procrastinate during every class, but I've never actually skipped class when I don't have any activities on.

[mahesh2k]

I had one lab instructor who used to come late in lab and sometimes completely bunk the lab as well. It was different case here. As most of time students are the one who bunk the class. But here it was that instructor who used to bunk the class.

[k_nitin_r]

Hi!

I am actually quite surprised that the teacher/instructor would come late to class or to the lab. It can be grounds for termination, if the students complained. Often, colleges and universities also have a policy that if the instructor is late by over fifteen minutes and there is no word of where the instructor is, the students can simply leave! Now, that's a rule in the students' favor! :-)

[mahesh2k]

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I am actually quite surprised that the teacher/instructor would come late to class or to the lab. It can be grounds for termination, if the students complained. Often, colleges and universities also have a policy that if the instructor is late by over fifteen minutes and there is no word of where the instructor is, the students can simply leave! Now, that's a rule in the students' favor! :-)

Nope. It happened many times and there was no point in complaining to higher authority cause it could backfire when it comes to lab exam and viva. That happened with some of the students in our class. So we simply stopped going against those instructors/professors.

In our institution things were different. Teachers and other authorities never followed any rule instead they made some of their own and played with it. We did whatever best we can do for it but at the end such incidence are there. So all we did is to get out of that institution as early as possible with some good grades. Even university and NAAC/AICTE got the hint about such behavior and issues of college but as college was owned by politician so they unable to do anything against it. So what students will do against them ? Nothing.

[nolan]

I can almost guarantee that this varies based on the level of instruction, as well. Masters classes, for example, are a lot more laid-back than undergraduate courses. Similarly, doctoral courses tend to be more laid-back than masters courses. This is usually the case due to the fact that as the education level goes up, the degree of professionalism and responsibility tends to increase as well.

k_nitin_r, on Dec 13 2009, 10:03 AM, said:

Hi!

I am actually quite surprised that the teacher/instructor would come late to class or to the lab. It can be grounds for termination, if the students complained. Often, colleges and universities also have a policy that if the instructor is late by over fifteen minutes and there is no word of where the instructor is, the students can simply leave! Now, that's a rule in the students' favor! :-)

[filmdesire]

Once! And it was SUPER BORING and SUPER QUIET. And mind you, going home wasn't an option as I'd be sent right back to school again, so I hanged about in the park like a loser.

Never did that again, stay in school, make some noise, let your tutor know what you're made of, that's what I did, and still do from this day on!

[sheepdog]

Oh, man, I was a terrible brat when I was in high school! I missed probably a third of my senior year. I'd go by the school in the morning and if I couldn't find anybody that wanted to skip out with me I'd go until lunch time and by then I'd find somebody else that wanted the afternoon off so I'd skip out of my afternoon classes. My mom had been real sick and in the hospital, and the school knew that sometimes I had to go home to take care of her, so there was never any danger to speak of as far as getting caught. My classes were all easy ones that year, and I never had any homework to do, so keeping up good grades was not even a problem. I was pretty ornery as a kid. Ok. I haven't really changed much.

[Strikee]

I skip class more then i should but college is just too boring so.. i have to in order to survive )
It's ok 2,3 days a week.. but the rest of two + weekend = Weekly holliday

[k_nitin_r]

Hi!

@sheepdog

I think skipping classes is not really much of a problem as long as you're able to keep up. If you're getting good grades, you are actually enabling the instructor to focus on those who are having a hard time getting the subject. I know of some instructor who actually let the bright students skip a couple of classes as a reward for doing well on tests or for already knowing what is being taught in class.

@Strikee

I do sometimes think that it's easier to prepare for the exams when the material has already been covered in class, so you might want to try catching up on class for a term. If it works for you, it might actually make you less likely to skip class.

[Ho-oh'sRealm]

Skipping class intentionally is not a good thing to do, unless you have a very good reason for it. Generally, it means you miss out on the work and the things the teacher is teaching you, and you may also miss out on assignments or projects. Sometimes classes may be boring, or drab, but you still have to participate, even if it's sitting down and sleeping.

I still don't like the idea of skipping class, and thus, I have never.