Recieving "NO PASS" because of absences

SmithieandProud
Mon, 17 May 2010 15:08:45 +0000

Placing a cap on absences is not stupid. It prevents what otherwise happens too often in college courses -s tudents get in the habit of skipping then start to cry when they realize they’re getting bad grades on their papers and failing their finals and getting academic probation because they didn’t come to class. And frankly, going to class is your job in college. You need to do it, unless you’re unwell. Missing 7 classes is a lot, unless you have a medical condition.

You can talk to your prof, but if she doesn’t want to change then that doesn’t make her a bad person or a bad professor. You signed up for the course having read the syllabus and understood what’s expected of you. If you choose not to live up to those expectations, that’s fine, but there are consequences.