matthewg@goliath.sunyocc.edu
George E. Matthews, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY13215
(315) 469-2381
On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Roberta S. Lacefield wrote:
> You are not alone. In my experience, attendance policies lead to worthless
> discussions on whether the absence should be "excused". I want the students
> to understand that the real issue is that they were not in class (no matter
> how good the reason), missed my pearls of wisdom, and now need to decide
> what they are going to do about it.
>
> Roberta
> <snip >
> >I may be alone on this subject, but I do not like the idea of having an
> >attendence policy. Our students are adults. They should be treated as
> >such. This does not mean that I beleive in a hands off policy of
> >attendance, only that students should not be automatically withdrawn from
> >a course for absences/tardies.
[snip]
> > Brian Goetz
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