Why You Shouldn’t Skip Class

Last Friday I slept through my morning alarm. This hasn’t happened in a very long time, but as a result I missed my early morning class. I wasn’t too concerned about it, because the professor happens to record his lectures on a tablet PC, so you see what everyone in lecture does and hear it fairly well. Yet I’m upset that it happened.

Why? Because once I skip a class it becomes easy to skip again. And again. Ad nasueum.

On a related note, if you are given a limited number of allowable absences (ie: such as in lab courses or mathematics) hold onto them like precious gems. You are almost guaranteed to get sick when all your friends get back from Thanksgiving break, and you will need every sick day you have to keep from bringing swine flu to your classes.

In closing… no matter how lenient your professor, I advise you resist the urge to skip your class. Else you may find yourself missing an entire week and wondering what you did with your time.