Should college students skip classes? Our school
regulation handbook says no. However, in my opinion,
college students should have the right to do so.
It is necessary here to state the purpose of
students’ attending classes. They do this to gain
more knowledge and skills.
In most cases, going to classes is a very good and
irreplaceable way for students to obtain knowledge. In
some cases, however, students can benefit more if they
skip certain classes.
Some do so because they are not in the mood for
classes at that special moment; some do so because
they have a needed sleep that provides them with
necessary energy for more important things later in
the day; some do so because they do something else
that they can only do at that particular time. Of
course, if they are not very familiar with the content
of the missed class, they should make up for it.
There is another case, though not very common, that
the whole course or part of it is improper or just too
simple for some students or many. Then they should be
able to skip some classes.
Another important reason why college students can
skip classes is that they are mature. Almost all of
them are more than 18 years old. They have formed the
sense of judgement and know what is good or bad for
themselves. They know for what and for whom they are
studying, and they can judge reasonably whether they
should skip or not skip a particular class under
particular circumstances.
The world today has come to era of “knowledge
explosion”. Mountains of useful knowledge and
information are waiting for young students to know or
master. They cannot afford seeing their hours flowing
away with nothing accomplished. If they feel it a
waste of time going to certain classes, why must they
attend them?
Learning useful things and doing things that can
benefit them most should be the guide-line in
students’ studies.
All in all college students should have the right to
skip classes.
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