Should university students be required to attend the classes?
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Example one
The extent to which the level of efficiency the modern education system could perform in teaching students is always a hot topic. Among many developing suggestions that could improve learning efficiency, the necessity of attending class has been argued frequently in recent years. When it comes to whether giving students freedom of attending class as an optional choice or not, tradition has it that class is a firm part of school life. Nevertheless, in my part, I prefer having the rights as individuals to make our own decisions about attending a class.
I believe that studying out of class does certainly saves our time and makes learning more comfortable. Take e-learning at home as an example: students may learn at home via “visual classes”, which are powered by a computer and the Internet installed at home instead of pens & paper and whiteboard in a classroom. Being connected with professors in different locations, learners do not need to battle rush-hour traffic for going to campus. Indeed, students could do their research at home or even at a vacation hotel. With modern technology, people could choose to learn any topic no matter what they are doing – drinking, eating, or even listening to music, anywhere and any time. Therefore, studying without a real class attending requirement will save our time, and offer a comfortable learning environment.
Another advantage of making class an optional choice is that people could customize their learning process according to their own interests and capabilities. While classic class leverages learning speed and depth to satisfy every student in the class as a whole, learning out of class means self-control. Students choose to attend one class because its topic is just suitable for their study plan, and discard another class because they had learned it in advance during the weekend at home. They may then accelerate his studying speed and go on to the further topics that interest them.
Admittedly, attending class at a regular time has its own advantages. Students in a real class may be regulated by a teacher to concentrate on their studies. Teachers, who are well trained, could also give learners professional guides and interesting demos. Moreover, some special programs such as physical exercises and experiments may only be conducted in real classes.
All in all, from what I have been discussed above, I suggest granting students rights of making their own decisions for attending classes. To make classes optional in universities will certainly bring advantages for learning and benefit the whole society.
Example two
Some people may believe that going to classes should be optional, but I really disagree with them about it. I do not understand how a university student can expect to learn much knowledge if he doesn’t attend classes. Although self-study is a good way to acquire knowledge, students, I believe, need to be in class.
In classes, students receive the benefit of the teacher’s knowledge. A teacher does more than just go over the material in the textbooks; she draws her students into discussions that may lead to further understanding of the teaching material. She not only teaches acknowledge and theories but also presents opposing opinions that help students think and absorb what they have learned. Additionally, she may invite guest speakers to give her students extra information from another prospect or play some documentary films on a certain subject.
Besides teaching knowledge, a teacher imparts her students the right method of study. In that way, the students can understand how to study efficiently, how to find information from proper resources, and how to apply what they have learned into practice. In another word, if there is no teacher to lead them the right way, the students may go into a roundabout and waste lots of time.
The last reason for attending classes is that going to classes can train students to be more responsible and have a good sense of teamwork. In classes, the students may be given some group assignments. To achieve assignments, they can know what is their respective responsibility and how to cooperate with others. Meanwhile, they can learn from each other because each student has his strong points, different background, and experience.
In short, going to classes give students more knowledge, helps them to become more responsible, cooperative, and thoughtful. I believe that attending classes cannot be optional, but should be an essential part of university education.
The Tasks:
- Read and comprehend, then tell your friends about this reading with your own sentences.
- Write your own idea about the topic above.
Happy reading!
Nani
Jonggol, 13 March 2022
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