Should students be failed in a university course if they miss more than 10% of their classes?
814438
Mandatory attendance at the University level is ineffective educational theory. One is responsibility for meeting, or not meeting, his or her own scholastic goals and agendas. The pursuit of excellence and clarity of thought cannot be legislated.
364093
I would be upfront with your parents and show them the paper.  Then I would discuss why you didn't do as well as usual.  Did you understand the content?  Do you need to get some extra help from the teacher?  Your parents will appreciate you coming to them, rather than trying to hide it from them.  Also, if half the class failed, it is apparent you were not the only student who had trouble.  I would ask your teacher about going over the work again.
241582
I think there's no harm in having a graduation test for most, non-special-education students.  They should be taking the SAT anyway, one more test isn't going to hurt and if they can't pass the basic test the student and school should be notified that the student hasn't learned much.
186173
check if the unversity you are applying to takes the average of the initial and retaken courses because in that case unless you are sure you will ace the course second time, there is no point in repeting it. it will kill your G.P.A for university. Maybe just let it go that way and concentrate on other courses to boost up your G.P.A.
994689
my school has 3 tardies equals one absence, and 7 absences gives you an automatic F in the course, no matter what. you can file appeals but they don't go through often. it's a terrible system, and people with passing grades can get screwed if they're late a lot and get a lot of tardies.\n\nif a student doesn't want to go to school, a strict attendance policy isn't going to motivate him.
407202
Yes but you will have to wait until next summer, so you could potentially waste of a year of your life.  Also, some coursework may have to be re-done.  Better to pass them first time round!
1093468
Ha, ha. This is a riot!! For your brother, I mean. If you are required to take summer classes to make up or complete work not done or failed, and you do not go, then you would have to repeat those classes and possibly the entire grade. It seems sensible to me that you would have asked that answer of someone in charge at the school before making a decision not to attend. Where the heck are your parents in all of this? Do they even care?\n\nI would hope they did.
239279
i'm not a highschooler but i do have a cuz who is in highschool and i do believe that underclassmen and classwoeman should get to leave campus its the schools fault if they dont show up when its time to.
631591
I think that it is extremely important. People need to feel like it's OK to put themselves out there and make a mistake. It's impossible to learn anything without goofing up every once in a while. Creating this kind of environment boils down to one thing, respect. If you respect your students, and don't tolerate your other students disrespecting each other it will facilitate their learning.
559792
Just coming out of teacher's college and seeing 4 different schools, I can't say that No Child Left Behind really helps.  I don't see how it helps children to be passed into the next grade if they can't achieve all the requirements of the last one.  I would make exceptions for students who have been identified as having LD or any other disability but not for the few underachievers in the classroom.  It's really hard to have more than one student in a classroom who can't keep up with the work given to them...with such big class sizes, it's no wonder that a teacher can't give them as much support as they really need.
734818
Yes, its better to have a better professor who can teach rather than a professor who is terrible causing you to study a lot more than you really need to.  Usually you can change classes within the first few weeks, not sure about yours, but if you can, then you can try and see if it works, if not then switch to another professor.
1056810
This way they can gauge if they are giving you enough information or not enough in their classes.  In university it could be to check what the students thought the class was about.  The course blurbs sometime don't get across what specifically the class is focusing on and if your expectations are wildly different, the professor can tell you and potentially save you $ on a class you'll hate!
433632
it depends on the school and how well they do. if they drop classes or don't get into a program or something immediately it could take longer.
469107
Its not, unless your going for top 10% or honor student so you have a better chance at scholarships.  If you just want to pass, then it doesn't really matter.  Its good practice for when you get into college (when it does matter), but other then that I wouldn't worry so long as your not in danger of failing.
651655
People have different abilities. Teachers are responsible for recognising that. Ok so the students get a D, it isn't the end of the world... that was about my average in school, and granted at 21 im still studying but this is not a negative thing as I believe im just building a foundation and getting a thorough understanding of the world before i really enter it. I remember these words from my childhood "if at first you don't succeed try and try again" it doesn't matter how long it takes, you should tell students in this sitution that it is ok and they should take their time, after all the snail once the race not the hare.
252109
Definitely. More often than not, as long as you have the college application on time you are good. Even if certain documents are missing. It just means that the addmissions office will not complete the review of your application until all of the documents they need are in.
210528
Yes.  If students aren't getting to school on time because they are driving around, it should be imposed.  Because they owe it to the taxpayers to get an education and make a contribution to society.