Should I keep going to class?

[PeterB]

Funny, but this EXACT question just came up for me in class today. (This was AFTER I posted to this thread above.) The students in question-- one of them asked me about coming to class if they're not taking the final, and I gave them exactly the answer I gave above (that is, I'd absolutely understand if they don't come, if they have other finals to study for). So this thread was useful for me too...

[bfd]

[quote davester]… I've taught at university level and I wished that all the students who weren't interested in learning the material and interacting in class would have just vanished in a puff of smoke.
Um davester, just how many students do you think that would leave in some classes? :^)