You wake up and look at your alarm only to find that your class starts in one minute. You quickly roll out of bed, change your clothes, and spray on some cologne and dash out your dorm door. A second later you quietly slink into the classroom while the teacher is lecturing and find the closest available desk. You can come up with a million excuses, whether it’s because the clock in the classroom is faster then your cellphone or that you hit snooze one too many times. No matter what the excuse, it is still disrespectful.
When it comes to attendance, it becomes clear that there are a few different categories:
Present and Participating
This is the student who is in the front of the classroom with their notebook out, asking questions and is always the first to answer a question posed by the teacher. Some might call them an over achiever or a teacher’s pet but at the end of the day, they are getting the most for their money. Sometimes they may be the biggest partier, but more often then not they are the ones who are libbing it up while the rest of us are living it up.
Present-ish
Whether hungover from the night before or baked from a morning toke, these are the students that roll into class just for something to do. They may answer a question here or there, but they’re more likely to keep a low profile trying to stay under the radar so that when they miss that class the teacher never notices.
“I’m in class but I can’t be bothered with paying attention.”
These are the students who read Barstoolsports or TMZ on their laptop, text their friends for every second of class, or finally catch up on missed sleep. The question becomes why they even bother showing up if they are just going to blatantly not pay attention.
Late-ish
Those are the students who try as they might, cannot make it to class on time. They know how to sneak into the back of a classroom without being noticed and think they are tricking the teacher. Often you answer the first question the teacher asks after you enter, to make up for your lateness.
“Wait, you’re in this class?”
I just had one of those lovely exams that are scheduled the day before you leave for break. The professor handed out the exam and a student asked, “Do you want us to answer in essay format?”
The professor responded, “You know I haven’t seen you in a while. Had you been here you would have known this.” This is the epitome of a person who thinks they are college. The student typically thinks that they can cheat their way through the tests.
At the end of the day, just remember that each class you sit in costs over 300 dollars, so maybe you should make the most of it.
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