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Should Students Be Required to Attend Classes?

1. 大学生旷课现象越来越普遍

2. 有人认为应强制规定学生必须上课，有人则认为没有必要

3. 我的看法

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Should Students Be Required to Attend Classes?

Nowadays, classes on campus have been witnessing a declining attendance rate. In fact, almost

every college student has had such experience as skipping classes. Speaking of whether students

should be required to attend the class, different people have different opinions.

Some believe that going to classes should be optional. Students are mature enough to make

their own decisions. Besides, some teachers’ lectures are so boring that students would rather skip

classes to study by themselves or learn what they are interested in. Finally, attendance doesn’t

guarantee participation and may turn out to be a waste of time. However, others hold that class

attendance should be made compulsory. On the one hand, it shows our respect for the teachers. On

the other hand, while attending classes, students will be made to take their studies seriously and

pursue every opportunity to learn. Moreover, under some circumstances, lack of attendance could

mean the difference between passing or failing the exam.

As far as I’m concerned, higher education lays stress on self-study, which means that students

have the right to choose their way of acquiring knowledge. However, at the same time, the

attendance could be seen as feedback from students, which will help teachers improve their

teaching methods. Therefore I think we should leave the decision of whether or not to attend classes to students.