As you can see in the the diagram courtesy of Signal Harbor , constructive interference occurs when nasty midterms and demanding group projects synchronize with startup deadlines and even Student Ambassador SA assignments to create Danger Zones.
Side effects of exposure CIDZ Constructive Interference Danger Zones may include nervousness, irritability, excessive coffee consumption, and for some individuals, premature balding has been observed.
Specifically, there are several situation where skipping class is probably not only a poor use of time, but also a dangerous and expensive choice that will cost you in the long run.
NEVER skip class just to study for an exam in that class later that day. Professors have a strange habit of covering material that will be on their exams up to and including the very last lecture, either intentionally or otherwise. Try your best not to miss classes where participation or attendance is noticeable or important for your grade. You need to make sure you'll earn more than you would without a college degree to have a positive return on investment and justify the decision.
If you're bailing on class because you're super hungover again and would rather play video games, that's probably not a good idea. On the other hand, if you want to skip to attend an awesome conference where you'll network and meet new people, that's probably a much better reason.
If you show up to class, get enough sleep and study regularly, you'll do well in college. College weeds out those people so only those who are at least responsible enough to pass will graduate. For example, I had a Calculus 2 professor who didn't speak English, and rambled for two straight hours while writing on the board.
He only graded labs - which were posted online - and exams. After the first few classes, I only went to take tests and turn in labs. Slight rant, but I can't believe I paid a lot of money to teach myself calculus on YouTube for free, just to pass a class for a degree that had nothing to do with Calculus Anyway, you have to weigh the pros and cons of skipping class.
Generally speaking, skipping class because you're lazy is a bad idea if you want to graduate. Don't do it so you can play video games or get drunk. But if you have more productive things to do during that time - and you won't miss much - skipping class once in a while isn't a big deal. Back in my freshman year of college, the girls in the dorm next to mine liked to party and would often go does - even a whole week - without attending a single class. I recall one of them saying to the other "alright, this week let's try to attend at least one class on time.
That didn't work out, and one of them dropped out. Believe me, they weren't skipping to be more productive. First of all, you might want to check out our posts about studying in the morning vs at night , how to be more productive in college , and our post about surviving 8 AM classes. Actually, it's more like three secrets.
These three keys will finally help you wake up early feeling great, ready to take on the day. No BS. After months of tireless research, testing, and experimenting, we discovered the three secrets to waking up early without feeling tired and groggy. Making sure your body is hydrated first thing in the morning is essential. Attending class helps you do the following: Make connections between concepts. During class lectures and discussions, your brain will find connections to the assigned reading, previous class meetings, and your own life experiences.
These connections serve as the foundation of learning! Though no longer used to spread the content of a single book, lectures are generally used to teach new knowledge and skills, promote reflection, and stimulate further work and learning. The main benefits of lectures are that: they are an effective way of providing information that is not available from other sources.
Numerous studies show that lectures are ineffective ways to promote thought, change attitudes or develop behavioral skills.
Not surprisingly, the study found that physics students performed better on multiple-choice tests if they were taught via active-learning strategies than by lecture alone. Common estimates for sustained attention to a freely chosen task range from about 5 minutes for a two-year-old child, to a maximum of around 20 minutes in older children and adults.
The average person speaks at somewhere between and words per minute. For example, my friend Martin told me he skipped a class to go see Obama speak at our university, and he feels it was worth it.
I skipped several classes during my senior year to fly down to Texas, where I attended an event called FinishUp Weekend. For me, that experience was more valuable than a few computer networking classes.
On a less forward-thinking note, I also skipped several of my Econ classes during my freshman year. Other times, though… I just wanted to sleep. After my freshman year, I decided to cut that out and committed to never skipping class unless I had a really good reason like the Texas trip — so keep that in mind if you think my previous experience skipping is an endorsement.
Also keep in mind that, for smaller classes, skipping without letting your professor know beforehand can be disrespectful. So there you have it, everything you need to know about skipping classes.
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