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Make attendance mandatory and create some comfortable spaces for in-between classes.
by Broken_Hippo 8y ago
Make attendance mandatory and create some comfortable spaces for in-between classes.
- darkerside 8y agoAttendance is mandatory already. This will just make it easier for kids to leave. In fact, they'll be coming and going all the time. Isn't that the whole point?
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoHow would it make it easier? the rules for attendance would be the same. It is already fairly easy to skip school, especially if there is an open lunch or you can forge a parental note. You can also set up classes in a way that doesnt allow for more than 30-60 minutes between classes, allowing relaxation in common areas and the library, for example. Or allow more freedom as kids age. Just because it is "more like college" doesnt mean it is an exact replica.
- notyourday 8y agoWe all know that the same teenagers that want to sneak out of their houses at night to go on their escapades (typically 2:1 supervision) would totally follow the rules of mandatory attendance (40:1 supervision )
- antidesitter 8y agoThen in what sense is QML’s proposal worse than the status quo?
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoTo be fair, I snuck out from time to time and rarely missed school. Those things dont really go together like you imply. Missing school has totally different consequences and besides, I never really found school useless. I even took AP classes. Some kids skip school. I did... twice in my school career. I imagine some kids would still skip school, but there is no real reason to think it would be higher than it is now.