14----Some-people-believe-that-university-students

14Somepeoplebelievethatuniversitystudentsshouldberequiredtoattendclasses.Othersbelievethatgoingtoclassesshouldbeoptionalforstudents.Whichpointofviewdoyouagreewith?Usespecificreasonsanddetailstoexplainyouranswer.Somepeoplemaybelievethatgoingtoclassesshouldbeoptional,butIdisagree.Idon'tunderstandhowuniversitystudentscanexpecttolearnanythingiftheydon'tattendclasses.Personalexperiencecanhelppeoplelearnaboutthemselvesandtheworldoutsidetheclassroom,butwhenitcomestolearningaboutacademicsubjects,studentsneedtobeinclass.Inclasstheyreceivethebenefitoftheteacher'sknowledge.Thebestteachersdomorethanjustgooverthematerialinthanclasstextbook.Theydrawtheirstudentsintodiscussionofthematerial.Theypresentopposingpointsofview.Theyscheduleguestspeakerstocome,givethestudentsadditionalinformation,orshowdocumentaryfilmsonthesubject.Also,attendingclassesonanysubjectteachesmorethanjustfacts.Itteachesstudentshowtolearn,howtoabsorbinformationandthenapplywhatthey'velearnedtoothersituations.Theirteacheristhebestonetohelpthemwiththeseskills.Theycan'tlearnthemjustbyreadingthetextbook.Goingtoclassalsoteachesstudentshowtoworkwiththeothermembersoftheclass.Manytimesstudentswillbegivengroupassignments.Thisisdifferentfromwhattheydidinsecondaryschool.Herethey'rewithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsandexperiences.Inthissituation,theylearnhowtohandleworkingwithpeopledifferentfromthemselvestoachieveacommongoal.Goingtoclassalsoteachesstudentsresponsibilityanddiscipline.Havingtobeataparticularplaceataparticulartimepreparesthemforgettingajob.Beingataplaceontimewithanassignmentcompletedpreparesthemforacareer.Inshort,bygoingtoclassstudentslearnmorethanjustinformationfromtheteacher.Theyalsolearnhowtolearn,howtoworkwithothers,andhowtoworkresponsibly.Thesearenotoptionalskillsinlife,soattendingclassesshouldnotbeoptionalincollege.