In my experience, students are pretty cool about it.
IMO, I don’t see why it would be a bad thing if it only happened once or twice, but I also understand that it’s on them if they miss a day, sick or not.
Did someone claim it was “a bad thing”?
I thought it was a pretty normal thing.
I was focusing more on the situation where a student never/rarely shows up to class (when attendance isn’t strictly enforced) yet they still get notes from their friends.
That’s up to them. Your note might not be any good!
We had classes in college where you could buy the class notes at the bookstore. I always bought the bio-psych notes because there were drawings in them and I could never draw to make them even close to what was on the screen. Now it wouldn’t surprise me if the note were available online.
If you don’t want to share your notes, Just Say No.
@sta3535 , personally, I’d be happy to share notes with a classmate who missed a class or three spread across the semester. OTOH, I wouldn’t want to be the regular note sharer with a student who makes the decision to regularly skip class. That student would have to find another horse to ride.
Another question. Why does @sta3535 always post questions that sound as though they could be used in some kind of research project?
As skigranny is fond of saying: “Don’t worry about me; worry about your own damn self.”
My questions revolve around various scenarios
^What does that mean?
Yes, @sta3535 , what DOES that mean? Do any of your “various scenarios” actually involve you? Or are your posts just hypothetical questions? Are you just creating conversation because you’re bored, or is something else going on? You must realize that the majority of people responding to threads here are adults and often parents. Surely these questions are better addressed to your college friends?
Yes, I try to create questions based off of different experiences, out of boredom & curiosity, from party situations to studying for exams.
I tried to find other forums online, but I’ve always had questions regarding situations that I may or may not have been involved in, yet. It just gives me an understanding when I receive feedback from various age ranges.
Overall, I personally see no issue when it comes to me creating threads about various experiences. However, my wording made me sound like that I only care about partying. I just enjoy learning from other people, on & offline.
And you’ll find that creating random threads that don’t apply to you annoys a good number of posters.
Not to be rude, but why would something like that be annoying? Should I only post on here if I have something important to ask, rather than posting whatever’s on my mind?
Yes.
The people who post on CC most frequently are trying to help others, for the most part. And every time you post something that isn’t important, someone else’s post gets knocked further down the list of current posts. If you need help, ask for help, but don’t post here in College Life just to make conversation.
Yes, IMO you should only post here if you have something truly meaningful to ask. People come here as volunteers to try to help students through the college planning process/college life. All of the people who post here have busy and full lives and we take time out of our days to try and help. IMO you disrespect people’s time and energy when you choose to post “out of boredom”, post “whatever is on your mind”, etc.
To be clear on the rules of the forum, the OP is doing nothing wrong, assuming the questions are for his/her own edification. This post is in the College Life forum, which is fine. There is not rule that one cannot post whatever is on one’s mind, and I will gladly point out many threads in the Parents Cafe which fall into the category. And nobody who is not a moderator should be telling users what they can or cannot post. Have an issue? Flag the post and let the mods review.
That said, nobody is obligated to read and respond to this, or any other, user.
Ok @skieurope , that’s true. I actually hesitated to respond, but it’s true that people posting in Parents forum aren’t college students looking for help. Parent Cafe IS for random stuff, posted by adults out of college.
Kids that post here in College Life are almost always looking for help. OP posting random questions for the sake of conversation means that someone else’s post gets moved down more quickly, and maybe that’s a person who needs help. It usually is. Surely there is some ethical consideration here? Why not post random questions in CC Cafe?
The question posed is about life in college, and so, by definition belongs in College Life. With very few exceptions, the mods are not going to edit content. There is no ethical consideration here. The OP is not asking about a moral dilemma in allowing a student to copy a problem set.
Some threads might ask questions that those a decade or so out of college find trivial. Some are more substantive. Same in both Parents and Parents Cafe. But since we’re well off-topic, I’ll move on.
Why not help someone who was sick if you can? Someday, you may be the one who’s ill and needs the help of a classmate. Someone who always skips class has more issues than missing notes, so I wouldn’t waste a lot of time worrying about them.