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I was skipping class... and now I'm not!
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BiggusGeekus
That's Latin for "cool"
I skipped a lot.
What really helped my college performance was flash cards. I would make up a bunch of flash cards and quiz myself constantly. I still do it now, the last time I went through a round of job interviews I had a deck of maybe 50 cards with common java programming questions.
If I had enough raw facts and formulas memorized, I could generally zip through about 75% of any quiz or test. Then I'd use the extra time for chugging along and trying to figure stuff out. I generally got Bs and As with this method. How does this relate to skipping? Because in some cases I realized the prof was just reading the book to us. I could skip those classes as long as I made up the flash cards. In one case it helped me because a Chemistry prof would show up drunk to class and make mistakes. I got straight As after I stopped showing up.
Of course, your milage may vary. If I were a prof I'd have a quiz once a week on a random day. That'd keep jerks like myself in line.
What really helped my college performance was flash cards. I would make up a bunch of flash cards and quiz myself constantly. I still do it now, the last time I went through a round of job interviews I had a deck of maybe 50 cards with common java programming questions.
If I had enough raw facts and formulas memorized, I could generally zip through about 75% of any quiz or test. Then I'd use the extra time for chugging along and trying to figure stuff out. I generally got Bs and As with this method. How does this relate to skipping? Because in some cases I realized the prof was just reading the book to us. I could skip those classes as long as I made up the flash cards. In one case it helped me because a Chemistry prof would show up drunk to class and make mistakes. I got straight As after I stopped showing up.
Of course, your milage may vary. If I were a prof I'd have a quiz once a week on a random day. That'd keep jerks like myself in line.
Xath
Moder-gator
I skipped so many classes freshmen year that when I became a sophomore, I intentionally did not sign up for any large lecture classes. I figured that it would be more difficult to skip if someone would miss me.
It worked then, but I did the same thing this year and the small classes don't seem to stop me quite as often. Oh well.
It worked then, but I did the same thing this year and the small classes don't seem to stop me quite as often. Oh well.
Missing class at my school meant marching back and forth for hours in uniform with a rifle in all kinds of weather (rain, snow, blazing hot sun). It also meant losing most of the precious few weekend free hours normally granted.
Given the above, I don't think I ever purposefully missed a class...although I did sleep through a few
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~ OO
Given the above, I don't think I ever purposefully missed a class...although I did sleep through a few
!~ OO
Pielorinho
Iron Fist of Pelor
An exercise I highly recommend for students:
Figure out what you're paying per semester. Divide this by the number of weeks in the semester. Divide this by the number of classes per week. This is how much money you're throwing away every time you skip a class that you've paid for.
Right now, my going to school is a major inconvenience both for me and for my wife. I'm not about to skip classes.
Daniel
Figure out what you're paying per semester. Divide this by the number of weeks in the semester. Divide this by the number of classes per week. This is how much money you're throwing away every time you skip a class that you've paid for.
Right now, my going to school is a major inconvenience both for me and for my wife. I'm not about to skip classes.
Daniel
Xath
Moder-gator
My mom just called me and asked if I'd mind skipping my ethics class tommorow so that we could leave for Boston sooner.
I feel kind of wierd about skipping my ethics class, but I figure I'll write an analysis of why it would be unethical not to acquiece to my mom's request since she has invested so much time and money in me. And I'll prove it using Utilitarian ethical theory. The class only meets once per week (for 2.5 hourss) so it's not the easiest to miss.
I feel kind of wierd about skipping my ethics class, but I figure I'll write an analysis of why it would be unethical not to acquiece to my mom's request since she has invested so much time and money in me. And I'll prove it using Utilitarian ethical theory. The class only meets once per week (for 2.5 hourss) so it's not the easiest to miss.
I skipped a few classes, usually student presentations where I had other assignments to finish.
Sounds like an interesting class, if a really broad topic. I did like studying Marx and other conflict theorists in my classes, however.
As for the "bleeding heart" liberal, that sounds like me. Except, I don't wear hemp, I own a car and commute to work, and I hate "kumbaya" and singing, especially "Lesbian seagulls."
I had several business information classes where three of my partners were "red" personality, controlling and wanted things done their way, thus fighting with the other reds. I told them to relax and we eventually came to a compromise.
Rodrigo Istalindir said:...my 'Nature of Human Conflict' class taught by some bleeding-heart, kumbaya-singing, "can't we all just get along" prof.
And yes, I knew what the class was before signing up for it, but it was first thing in the morning, and I had a really kick-ass Shakespeare class right afterwards, so I took this one on the theory that I wouldn't sleep through two classes
Sounds like an interesting class, if a really broad topic. I did like studying Marx and other conflict theorists in my classes, however.
As for the "bleeding heart" liberal, that sounds like me. Except, I don't wear hemp, I own a car and commute to work, and I hate "kumbaya" and singing, especially "Lesbian seagulls."
I had several business information classes where three of my partners were "red" personality, controlling and wanted things done their way, thus fighting with the other reds. I told them to relax and we eventually came to a compromise.
nerfherder
Adventurer
I only started skipping classes in my final year, when I met my wife-to-be. I figured that a university education wasn't just about academic subjects... 
Cheers,
Liam
Cheers,
Liam
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