Should class attendance be mandatory for university students?
What is
more, some students are often ahead of others in certain subjects or sometimes learn better by
themselves, so compulsory classes would be an inconvenience for them. What good does a
student who doesn’t even want to be in a lecture do?
Besides, even students in university, not to mention secondary school, who find a class boring
or unsolicited, can be extremely distracting to their peers who are indeed looking to educate
themselves. This is a loss for both ends as unmotivated students get even more frustrated and
the ones focused are forced to learn in a disruptive environment.
In conclusion, there are pros and cons to both obligatory and optional class attendance but all
things considered, it seems that the merits of selective attendance overweigh the alternative as
college-aged students should be able keep themselves on the right path on their own. As the
exceptions remain, problematic students should consider their options and contemplate,