Attendance in colleges

students should work after college.education is the first important thing that makes a kid a man or a woman.so attendance is compulsary

Where I live the colleges offer night classes or classes online for people who have other obligations and have a hard time attending class during the day.

noo!!!! attendance shouldnt be counted and kept compulsory atleast for the theory part..coz lectures dun matter every1 can learn on their own...specially when dey interested in da course...practicals iguess attendance pays a very crucial role..till u dun see things n practice them rite idun thnk u can succeed..m doin mbbs ritenow n i know my clinics n practical time is imp to learn many things but lectures are a waste of time...it shud b not counted in australia dey dunt count attendance for lec in medical students how cool is dattttt!!!ijus wish dey follow the rule in all coll tooo

I think attendance is important, but here if you keep your grades up you don't have to attend. If you are a freshman attendance is compulsory only because you are new and need the interaction. Once you move up a grade the attendance is not as important, it depends on the professor.

I don't believe college courses should require students to be present in class: those that actually want their degrees will attend the class anyway, and those that don't shouldn't be wasting the time of the instructor and the other students. I believe that as long as the student can show a significant knowledge of the subject, they should be allowed to pass the class, regardless of their attendance. On the other hand, I have no problem with instructors requiring a certain percentage of the student's grade to be derived from class participation: I hate lecture classes where only the instructor speaks. Classes in which the students are encouraged to bounce ideas around and think for themselves are much more productive and enjoyable, I believe.