Base from https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/11/16/what-can-be-done-to-keep-students-from-skipping-class/4dc38ad6-a5a8-4836-8f04-aa3aabe17a5f/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.294dac7b08ef .Educators and students have voiced concern about the high rate of absenteeism in high schools. What are the reasons students at your school give for skipping classes? What do you think can be done to encourage students to attend school on a consistent basis? Checking the options, there are a variety of things that could be done to better school attendance. Tardy hall after school is an option that many schools use. Informing parents or guardians is another way to help school attendance. Community help could also affect school tardiness and bad attendance. Problems with school attendance can be solved. The ways to better school attendance should be evident. By having tardy hall, those who are late must stay after school. Staying late forces students to study and do homework, and thus not want to be late. Who wants to lose free time? Keeping parents aware of students’ attendance gets them to lay down the law to their children. Communities that work together can be an important force. Knowing the neighborhood kids, working adults who leave at about the same time a school children can double check that the kids get off to school. For reinforcement, those kids in the neighborhood can double check each other to make sure they leave on time. These ways may be helpful in improving school attendance. ORLAN WILSON Banneker The reasons that students have for skipping school are hard to determine because of the many different problems and obstacles that we as teen-agers face. Teen-agers are troubled every day of their lives by drugs, family and peer pressures. School seems to us, therefore, less important than survival. One step to take in stopping students from skipping school would be to limit class time for studying the curriculum and to place more emphasis on issues that are experienced by the students. More importantly, school should be pleasant and comfortable for everyone. VINCENT WILLIAMS Cardozo “I had the ‘flu,” “my baby was sick,” “the bus broke down,” “my grandmother died” — these are the most commonly used excuses as to why students are absent from school. Some of these may be legitimate, but for the most part, students miss classes because students feel the frustration of constantly repeating classes. There are days when I truly want to stay home, but then I realize that I can’t achieve if I am not there. Our teachers serve as role models, and I know many of them sometimes want to throw up their hands and give up, and that their dedication and concern for us brings them to work. If it is good enough for them, it should be enough for the average student. We may be old enough, in many cases, to vote, but we still need positive role models to prepare us for the world of work. DOUGLASS WILLIAMS Spingarn STAY Students sometimes miss days in school because of the weather (too hot or too cold), because a certain teacher might be out and the student doesn’t want to deal with a substitute, or because the student doesn’t believe in getting up early. My mother leaves to go to work early in the morning and is not home to make sure that I go to school, so I used to miss days from school. Teachers should take a stand. For instance, students should be allowed to miss only a certain number of days in each advisory; if they miss over that number, they should automatically fail for that grading period. Only when schools begin to do this, I think, will there be a big improvement in school attendance. MANUEL BROWN Anacostia This is my first year in public school and I now see students skipping classes every day. If I were still in private school, I would be in every class, on time, every day. Here, it is a lot easier to just decide not to go to class. Most students skip because they would rather go home and go to sleep. Others like to go out a lunch and then decide not to return. At my last school, the attendance rules were always enforced. Teachers took roll each period and the attendance sheets would be picked up each period. As soon as a student was marked absent, her house was called. The school office would then inform the student’s parents that their child was not in school. If that student were found to be skipping school, she would either receive a detention or a suspension. I think public schools should enforce their attendance rules. Let the students know that if they choose to skip school, a punishment is in store. TOMORA REDMAN Eastern There are various reasons that students give for skipping classes: “this subject is boring,” “I have a major exam today” and “what’s the use, I can’t afford to go to college anyway.” But whatever the reason, the student has clearly lost his drive and motivation to stay in class and do his work. To prevent this, teachers must be genuinely interested in making the subject matter interesting to students. Parents should take genuine interest in their children’s education and encourage the children to stay in school. Financial assistance must be made available to students who want to further their education, and parents and teachers should encourage their children to raise their self-esteem. JEAN-PIERRE TIERRA Gonzaga To encourage students to attend school, the school should provide better lunches. Then they won’t have to prepare different lunches for the teachers. Teachers have to stop discriminating against foreign students and they also have to make the classes interesting. There are some students who cut class because some teachers talk too fast when they teach and give too much homework. Our school doesn’t have a lot of communication with parents and the parents don’t know what their children are doing. Schools should have more activities inside and outside the class: dancing, parties, sports, films and hiking clubs. BELAY ABERE, DANIEL NEGASH, BESSIRAT-KAHSAI, LIEN DO Wilson ESL Society today seems to suffer from a widespread lack of purpose. This lack is not only widespread, but also contagious. It has passed from the minds of individuals, through the heart of government and has now penetrated the walls of the school system. As a result, school has taken on the appearance of an institution visited for no other reason than tradition. As students often do, they begin to question the reasons behind this tradition. With no answer evident, school becomes a place to go for the sole purpose of having a place to go. Problems arise when students have another “place to go.” The solution is easier said than done. Society needs to make a turn-around and there is no better place to start than the institutions which shape future. Schools must begin to give direction and provide enlightenment; students must be required to comprehend rather than memorize; learning must become a privilege instead of a task. Following these steps can encourage positive results in areas far beyond truancy and delinquent attendance. DENISE BROWN School Without Walls One of the most common reasons students give for not coming to school is that it does not interest them. Another common reason is that there is only going to be a half-day of school. I have seen several girls who will not come to school because they have a hairdresser appointment. The majority of the time, male students are at school, but they hang out in the halls, resisting the embarassment of not understanding what goes on in class. Many of the children skip classes just to hang out with their so-called friends so they can hold onto the friendship. These are some of the reasons students give for skipping. If parents accept the lame excuses of their children, then the children will make skipping classes a habit. If teachers would make their lessons more exciting, it would interest more students and educate them at the same time. I think the police should monitor the streets for students. If the students cannot stay home, cannot walk the streets and do not want to leave school, then maybe they will not have any place else to go. KIMBERLY HOOD Coolidge Every student has their own reasons for skipping school. I can’t very well speak for others, although I suspect that many of my reasons are similar to those of other high school students. Usually, I do not have enough time to sleep because of commuting to and from school, the actual time spent in school, homework, studying, preparing for the future, etc. In all the time left over, I either think of ways to see my boyfriend or actually see him. Because of my schedule, I usually lack sleep and therefore I am too fatigued to attend school. The other major reason for skipping class is to delay handing in an assignment. MARY RODRIGUEZ Emerson Preparatory Students Speakout Topic For November 30: Through movies, television and songs, most of us have an image of dating in years gone by — a movie, a pizza and sitting on the porch swing. How are modern dating practices different from this image? What are some of today’s typical dating activities? Written Responses should be no more than 150 words in length and typed or written legibly. We are also interested in receiving political-style cartoons on the topic. Cartoons should be drawn on posterboard. Students should submit their responses by November 20 to: Weekly High School Section, The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071 Selected responses from each school will be published in the November 30th editions of the District Weekly.

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Base from the quora.com someone who has skipped class many times, the reason is almost always that I believe attending class is a waste of time and my time would be better spent reading a textbook on the subject. No matter how good the lecturer is, I tend to doze off or get lost at some point. That doesn’t happen when reading a textbook. In Salman Kahn’s book The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined , he describes a group of MIT undergrads who feel the same way, and call themselves “the class skippers”. So when students are skipping class, it may not be because they are apathetic, but instead because they care very much about learning and utilizing their time effectively. If you are a professor who is worried about students skipping class, you might want to try experimenting with a flipped classroom model. I have no personal experience with this model myself, but it sounds interesting.

Based from future.com  it’s no secret. Almost everyone has done it at sometime — students do miss classes.

The frequency and the effect missing classes has on students is exactly what a journalism and mass communication class wanted to find out when they conducted a telephone survey of 338 Iowa State students.

The anonymous respondents were randomly selected from the student directory and telephoned March 4-10. There were 13 multiple choice questions, and the survey has a margin of error of 5.3 percent.

Skipping in a class is one of the main causes why students have poor academic performance. Most of the students have experience to cut class or skip class. Maybe because they feel bored, hate the subject or maybe they don’t like the teacher. But what would be the possible effect if a student cut or skips class? There is a possibility that they will engage in different undesirable activities and can get poor grades. There are several guides on how to skip class, but going to class is important! Attending every class keeps you up to date on information that will be on exams, allow you to connect with fellow students, and make it much easier to get good grades. Skipping even one class can get you behind your work. Speak with your teacher in order to catch up, as well as to make it clear to them that although you may have skipped a class, you are still making an effort to learn a material and get good grades. Try to follow up, by going to your teacher’s office or faculty hours. This will make an even greater impression on them, and they will help you to pass the class even more. Even if you’ve skipped more classes than you have attended, and you think there’s no way you can pass at this point, it is always worth a shot to speak with your teacher and see if there is any way you can pass the class. Speak with your parents is also important. Although you might want to avoid getting in trouble, being honest with your parents about poor attendance will motivate you to not stop making the same mistakes. This will also give your parents some foresight, so if you do end getting bad grades, they will not be totally shocked all at once. Depression and anxiety are two of the main reasons why college students end up skipping many classes during a semester. Skipping one class leads to more worry and sadness, which leads you to feel overwhelmed, which prevents you from getting to your next class, and this just further creates a negative feedback loop. Dealing with depression and anxiety is very difficult to do by oneself, so get help as soon as you can. And remember, no matter how overwhelmed you feel by high school, hurting yourself is never the solution. Make the decision today to not skip anymore classes. You can do it!

As someone who has skipped class many times, the reason is almost always that I believe attending class is a waste of time and my time would be better spent reading a textbook on the subject. No matter how good the lecturer is, I tend to doze off or get lost at some point. That doesn’t happen when reading a textbook. In Salman Kahn’s book The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined , he describes a group of MIT undergrads who feel the same way, and call themselves “the class skippers”. So when students are skipping class, it may not be because they are apathetic, but instead because they care very much about learning and utilizing their time effectively. If you are a professor who is worried about students skipping class, you might want to try experimenting with a flipped classroom model. I have no personal experience with this model myself, but it sounds interesting.

As a student, do you ever feel like not attending class? Cutting classes has become a trend among young students. But little do they know that there are certain consequences that comes with this. When a student skips classes, they are missing out on tons of activities and quizzes, putting their grades on the line. Cutting classes has it’s negative effects on a student’s performance.

A student cuts classes for several reasons. They may find it too tiring to attend the class at that specific point of time. They could be busy doing something else for a different subject. Or they could have absolutely no motivation to attend class. Aside from those reasons, there could be a possibility that their reasons could be from emergencies. We have to take into consideration for their reasons, and only then can we evaluate their validity. We should ask them where they’ve been and what they’ve done before making any further judgments.

Grave consequences are given to students who cut classes. They will miss discussions, quizzes and homework due. They’re more likely to end up with failing grades. In worse cases, teachers will call their attention. All these punishments are done in order to discipline the students. It is to show the students who classes that what they are doing is an offense to the school and it should not be taken lightly. Eventually, these students will get tired of these punishments and will be forced to stop cutting classes. These penalties are to teach them a lesson and that cutting classes does you no good.

School is important for us to learn. When a student misses out on a class, they miss out on an opportunity to learn. Classes are held so that students will be able to comprehend better during discussions. So when a student cuts classes, they will not be able to understand a certain topic because they were not present during those discussions. Teachers do not repeat quizzes and activities and when a student cuts classes, they would not have scores for those. No new knowledge is acquired when a student cuts classes and it affects the student’s performance gravely.

Cutting classes affects the performance of a student. It is something that would ruin your studies and it comes with a bad record. It will only have bad outcomes to a student. Cutting classes should be discouraged because it is becoming more rampant among students. In conclusion to this, cutting classes does not do anything good for the students and it should be put to a stop.