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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly when mine is doing well and not getting in trouble when she’s skipping, I could care less. If she’s managing her grades then she’s doing her job. If the schools cared, there would be consequences and there aren’t.

As far as influencing other kids, there are countless groups of kids who could potentially influence your kids. Those who do drugs and vape in the hallways. Those who never show up at all and fail. My kid who skips classes but gets all As. Etc. Etc. You just need to teach your kid to do what they need to do to be successful. It’s not my kid’s job to do what your kid needs them to do so your kid can be successful. You’re focusing on the wrong thing. [/quote]

Yeah. This selfish attitude is why our society is in the toilet and our collective values are being eroded. It's sad.[/quote]

+1000. I'll bet that kid is a mess or will be when she runs into a boss of professor who won't put up with it [/quote]

Professors don't care if you attend class (if they don't grade in-class participation which 98% don't)...they just care that you get the work done. In theory, the kid has good practice for this.[/quote]

Yes I did and while I admit that my experience was different having gone to an academy, I know from experience that many professors DO care. Maybe in the seminar classes where there are tons they don't, but once you start hitting the 300 + levels many profs are going to notice if someone is consistently not there. But ok, you somehow feel like showing up isn't important. Good luck with that.

LOL! That is NOT so about every professor! I can 100% gaurantee you that! [/quote]

That's why I said 98% of professors...my kid is at a Top 10 college right now and only 1 professor out of the 9 classes this year cares whether you attend class or not.  Actually, the professor doesn't care if you attend class, he cares about attending the recitation.  So, I guess we can say 89% of professors don't care.[/quote]

Ahhh. Your subjective experience dictates all of our realities. I see [/quote]

No...did you not attend college?  This isn't earth-shattering news here.  You are expected to be an adult in college and professors aren't taking attendance or monitoring if you come to class.  UC Berkeley has some classes with 2400 kids registered for the lecture and the lecture hall only seats 800.  Everything is hybrid, so you can follow on zoom.  That's common at many schools.

Scratching my head why you think it is otherwise.[/quote][/quote]

Well, I went to an academy so my experience was different. I have ben a professor myself too though, and I definitely cared as did many of my colleagues at a non-military University. Freshman may get away with being absent a lot in seminar classes that are huge, but once you hit the 300+ level classes the sizes get smaller as kids hone in on majors. Many professors, especially then, care a lot . I just don't see how condoning skipping seems acceptable. [/quote]

Ok.  Of course that will be different.  I wouldn't claim to know how service academy schools work.

First, there is a difference between caring vs. a kid's grade suffering or not.  Professors will strongly suggest attending lectures and office hours, but few explicitly factor it into the grade.

Second, I think it is major-dependent.  STEM and business majors lean towards problem sets and exams, not papers or discussions.  Due to demand for the courses/majors even at 300 level and above, they may still be 50+ students in multiple sections.  Again, the professors are not taking any attendance for the most part.

I am not condoning skipping, but simply making a factual correction that for many people, that college works much differently than HS or the workplace.  That's all.[/quote]

Not every college is that massive.  Do you honestly believe that professors don’t mind talking to an empty room?   It’s disrespectful.   And how many classroom hours are there?  I can’t even believe there are defenders of skipping classes.  There are still schools that will notice chronic skippers and will do something about it.  [/quote]

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