Chapter 6 Graphic Organizer Sam S.

Attendance: Why do students cut class?

“Classes that require attendance as part of the course grade, and in which the instructor takes attendance, are rarely cut.” The more general question Nathan wants to know is why do students cut classes?  Some of the main excuses students use, as a reason to not show up to class ,are listed above, as Nathan discovers in her book My Freshman Year.  Nathan’s survey about the percentage of students who actually attend classes indicates, “ 90 percent of students reported they came to 95-100 percent of classes; only one person claimed to attend 51-74 percent of the classes; and none admitted attending fewer than 50 percent…perhaps because these self-reports were given in class”  (Nathan, 119-120).