participation grade in college??

S0ad
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:29:19 +0000

My one class last semester where I had no participation grade (and just tests), I got an A, and never went to class because the notes were online and matched lecture exactly.

I’d rather do an essay or test any day of the week than sit in a class that puts me to sleep.

I am paying for school and make the most out of the great professors and courses, but some courses are just requirements I have to do yet have no interest in, and the professor seems entirely disinterested as well.

Participation points are kinda bs in my opinion, but it really depends on the course. I mean I do hate them for most classes, but there has been one or two in which they helped. I don’t mind participation in discussions so much, otherwise nobody would discuss, but in lecture its just plain annoying, because its mostly a matter of my body being in a seat.

But at my last school, people would sign in for each other, or give a friend their clicker. Thats simply annoying and useless.