> When I was in college I would zone out in lecture and wait till I got home to do the homework because I was being graded on homework and exams
1) College is very different from high school
2) If you don't need the lecturer, then the lecturer sucks.
3) If you really understand that well, why come (I can only assume they took attendance)? I had a digital logical class that was required, but I didn't bother showing up and scored 150%. When I lecture, if you don't need to be there, don't show up. That's perfectly fine by me. However, don't expect me to have a lot of sympathy if you suddenly find that you don't really understand what I lectured on that you skipped.
> Not the parent poster, but yes, some professors required us to attend. You don't - great for you and your students.
Well, when I teach, my classes are technical material. One student knowing (or not) the subject has no material impact on any other student. I also have a fixed amount of topics that I need to get across--your grade in my class should reflect your mastery of the material. If you understand the topics properly, I should give you the appropriate grade regardless of how you came about that knowledge.
If I taught a class dependent upon discussion (Philosophy or Political Science for example), I might have a different opinion.
1) College is very different from high school
2) If you don't need the lecturer, then the lecturer sucks.
3) If you really understand that well, why come (I can only assume they took attendance)? I had a digital logical class that was required, but I didn't bother showing up and scored 150%. When I lecture, if you don't need to be there, don't show up. That's perfectly fine by me. However, don't expect me to have a lot of sympathy if you suddenly find that you don't really understand what I lectured on that you skipped.