Very True! I think this is the reason, people who skip lectures/classes but sit down with the books/notes and work on their homework/problems do pretty well.

Very True! I think this is the reason, people who skip lectures/classes but sit down with the books/notes and work on their homework/problems do pretty well. There is a Chinese Martial Arts saying which i always keep in mind; To show one the right direction and right path, oral instructions from a Master is necessary but Mastery of a Subject comes only from one's own incessant self-cultivation.