Final Blog Post
For this final blog post, I will be doing a Williamson-like critique of the class, focusing specifically on two points: the lack of attendance policy and the soft deadlines for class assignments. Attendance policy is something I have a love and hate relationship with. Not having to go to class is nice but I fail to learn much. While I know I should go, I am not responsible or motivated enough to get out of bed at 9:00 AM to go to class, which is an awful thing to say. While I do not know the attendance numbers, I'm sure this is the case for others too due to the posts on the website near the beginning of the semester that discussed this. In my personal opinion, attendance should count for a grade and students should have a number of excused absences. With this system in place, students will be held accountable to come to class and learn the material. The excused absences are for any situations that arise such as an illness that would hinder a student's attendance. I ...