In society you normally would not want to miss out on something you paid for.

As my Econ teacher Paul Nelson says, “If you bought a ticket to a movie and they only played half of it, you would leave angry.”

In school however it is rare to see anyone complain when a teacher lets you out early. So if we are paying to come here, why are we forced to attend class?

In my mind, I am buying a service, and I should decide if I have to attend class or not.

I know what classes I need to sit through a lecture in and which not. For instance, I do not need to sit through a class period for computer literacy. I know my way around Microsoft Office, and that would have wasted my time.

Luckily there was an online class, and I just did all the assignments within a week.

I got an A, but here is the kicker: With how this university is set up, I could have gotten an F for that class if I had taken a non-online course.

So even though I was fully capable of accomplishing the entire semester’s worth of work in a week, if I did not attend the actual class my teacher could force drop me after the drop date, and I would get an F.

So in that case, I would be pissed because I know the material. Why should I waste an hour of my day two to three times a week to being bored in a class room?

I think we should not be forced to attend any class.

We pay for the service, and if the student wants to just show up for test, I think that is acceptable.

I understand it is all about trying to get everyone to pass, but in reality not everyone is meant for college.

So instead of forcing us to endure a lecture we will learn nothing from, just let us skip.

It is my money I am wasting if I fail, but it would be fair if I failed if I cannot determine which classes I need to attend and which I do not.

Maybe I should not be in college at all.