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Alright, so you guys have probably caught on to the fact that I’m in my first year of college by now. And with the first year of college comes “Intro to fill-in-the-blank” classes, which typically consist of about 350 students and take place in a giant lecture hall. These lectures can be hard to sit through. They are long and can often be pretty boring, and you can’t help but think; “no one will really notice if I’m gone, right?”. Not to mention the fact that a lot of them are recorded and posted online, making it the slightest bit easier to skip out on class itself and just catch up in the comfort of your dorm room.
But what I am here to rant about today is not these giant lecture classes themselves, but some of the students that attend them. My problem? People leave 5-10 minutes early and prevent other students from hearing the professor. My proposed solution? Either come to class and stay the whole time, or don’t come at all and choose to be a hermit- listening to the lecture on your laptop an hour after class.
This is extremely disruptive to the students who want to hear what the professor has to say, not to mention that it is also very disrespectful to the professor that took time out of his or her day to teach college freshman about biology, chemistry, anthropology, or whatever else you may be taking. The resources are available for you to catch up if you must miss some of class, so if you can’t stay the whole time just resort to that option!
I understand that some people who may leave class early may have a legitimate reason. If you suddenly get a phone call about an emergency, or anything that you must report to abruptly, then I am okay with it. Go for it and I won’t judge you! But I’m pretty sure that the 25+ students who constantly leave 10 minutes early are not getting emergency text messages at the exact same time every day. If I’m in lecture anyway then I don’t want to have to find it again online later and catch up on the last 10 minutes of class just because I couldn’t hear the professor over the departing student body.
Alright, rant over. Back to chemistry homework.
Love,
Laney-Bug ❤
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