Thursday, September 28, 2006

Sexy Happenings

After a long time, new seeds have been sown in the classroom and emotions have started germinating.

People have suddenly started getting worried about the late-comers. Some have also raised issues about asking questions in class after the 2 hr limit that tends to extend the class as such. In fact, for some classes, it so happens that the professor has to wait for atleast 5 more mins to start the class.

Again, and by again i mean it that way, because, this issue has been discussed already by a concerned few and nothing happened. it just got discounted like those cash flows. but now, the verbose nature of the views from various people are a perfect blend of management theories. some have started quoting time and money, then civil protocol, cognitive response etc.

at the outset, its very interesting to read all this. as a silent spectator, its absolutely funny.

this brings us also to another juncture. the importance of attendance. if asked frankly, a number of people wouldnt want to attend a class and they probably are coming in late because they feel they are being forced to come to class. so why not just keep the attendance optional?
if people like attending a particular lecture, then i am quite sure that they will not miss a single minute of the 2 hrs. and i have seen this happening with many courses and many profs. i think, at this point, where most people in the class are 25 or so, it doesnt make any sense to impose rules like attendance. i havent had attendance in undergrad and that was 1997-2001!!! why wud i want to comply with compulsory attendance rules.

again, all this is personal opinion. and i seriously dont have time to argue with anyone about this. i have 100 other things to think about.

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