Poll: Skipping school?!
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I used to skip school constantly. Fortunately for me, it never impacted on my grades.
That said, I don't think its a good idea. I was extremely lucky that I had the knowledge and ability to get the grades I wanted and expected while still skipping school.
I think it's important to understand why you skip school. If you're skipping classes because you're too lazy to show up, think you don't have a duty to be there, or whatever, than you need to have words with yourself- how are you going to get on in the adult world if you can't commit to showing up to work every day? If you tell your boss "yeah, I couldn't be bothered coming in yesterday" you will be sacked- that's just a fact of life.
Aside from that, there are plenty of "good" reasons for skipping school, but it'd save you a lot worry and hassle if you could find another way to deal with those problems.
I used to skip school because I was being bullied by a teacher (long story). Once I could finally admit that, the problem was dealt with, I was put in another class, and it was all dealt with.
In the OP's case, I don't blame you for not showing in. Schools these days seem to be so caught up in wasting their student's time- if you're not there to learn, how can they expect you to show up? If you're done with your work and there's nothing going on, why not knock off early? After all, even worker-bees do that.
That said, I don't think its a good idea. I was extremely lucky that I had the knowledge and ability to get the grades I wanted and expected while still skipping school.
I think it's important to understand why you skip school. If you're skipping classes because you're too lazy to show up, think you don't have a duty to be there, or whatever, than you need to have words with yourself- how are you going to get on in the adult world if you can't commit to showing up to work every day? If you tell your boss "yeah, I couldn't be bothered coming in yesterday" you will be sacked- that's just a fact of life.
Aside from that, there are plenty of "good" reasons for skipping school, but it'd save you a lot worry and hassle if you could find another way to deal with those problems.
I used to skip school because I was being bullied by a teacher (long story). Once I could finally admit that, the problem was dealt with, I was put in another class, and it was all dealt with.
In the OP's case, I don't blame you for not showing in. Schools these days seem to be so caught up in wasting their student's time- if you're not there to learn, how can they expect you to show up? If you're done with your work and there's nothing going on, why not knock off early? After all, even worker-bees do that.
Yeah, I don't get that particular teachers principle of not letting ANYONE go unless it's really urgent, like a doctors appointment, until after class. Even if we're completely done with everything, she still keeps us there to do some nitpicking that's completely useless, it really sucks(a bit especially since she's a real eyesore, she's obese and never wear fitting shirts which is rather disturbing... you can see her whole gut hanging out -shudders-).Wutaiflea said:
I never go in on the last day of term, all we do is play games, and i can do that at home, also home doesnt have internet filters
It depends on the consequences I think. I know that the last day of school is often pointless and you don't learn anything. I think its only purpose is so that your last day of school is a day where you go and don't do anything. "Who wants their last day of school to be a work day?" I imagine the administrators thinking.
My school always had a thing where they would actually suspend you for skipping the last day of class. So I never did.
My school always had a thing where they would actually suspend you for skipping the last day of class. So I never did.
I skipped school probably more than I should have in year 11 but I always managed to catch up quickly so it didn't worry me too much. I said I wouldn't skip in year 12 but I kinda broke that though I never skipped certain classes that I knew were important. I was mostly skipped cuz I was lonely at school so I left to see my friends and boyfriend.
Only if you have a good reason.
For one a lot of our classes fell out that day because most of our teachers were sick. However our last class was still scheduled. Meaning we have to wait 5 hours in order to turn in our assignements what would only take 5 minutes while we just could have mailed it to him but they demanded that we delivered it personally to him.
I went home I mailed my assignement to him and everything was fine.
For one a lot of our classes fell out that day because most of our teachers were sick. However our last class was still scheduled. Meaning we have to wait 5 hours in order to turn in our assignements what would only take 5 minutes while we just could have mailed it to him but they demanded that we delivered it personally to him.
I went home I mailed my assignement to him and everything was fine.
Back when i was a kid, My mum gave me one "skip day", That i could use once a year to skip one day of school.
Of course i couldn't use it to skip a test or anything, Just a day when i didn't feel like going to school and there was nothing importent going on there.
Of course i couldn't use it to skip a test or anything, Just a day when i didn't feel like going to school and there was nothing importent going on there.
that,s a shitty reason, I only skipped school if I had enough of the bullying but atleast you had a good day
In the last two years of my schooling, I skipped quite a bit. We had a bit of free reign, and were all fortunate enough to have cars and computers. Most teachers didn't even bother with telling you off, as long as you weren't failing class. And I'm going to university next year, so don't tell me that it will cause you to insta-fail.
I also used to pull sickies at my old job, which I hated, but I've never called in sick wrongly at my current job, which I've been doing for 6 months plus.
I also used to pull sickies at my old job, which I hated, but I've never called in sick wrongly at my current job, which I've been doing for 6 months plus.
I know it's the kind of thing that'd be hard to implement, but I can't help but think that a scheme or such where the students can leave once they've done all their shit and the lesson plan's been exhausted would be very helpful.MassiveGeek said:
For a start, it'd be a motivation to get your shit done efficiently, and it wouldn't hurt for schools to show a little bit of respect for their students' time, rather than commandeering it all so that you can play fucking Countdown at the end of the lesson.
I was tempted to go with "good reasons" where a good reason could be something like your professor can't teach worth anything and you learn more from the textbook.
But every now and then if you need to de-stress and can catch up on whatever you missed, then sure, occasionally sounds fine.
But every now and then if you need to de-stress and can catch up on whatever you missed, then sure, occasionally sounds fine.
These past two years at Uni I have been skipping classes occasionally, but I definitely don't do it on the basis of pure laziness or just to get my weekend started a bit earlier. So far, the only classes I have skipped have been for sick days (reeeeally sick too, since I don't get University excused absences unless I'm in the hospital), or feeling very confident in the work I have done for that class up to that point and saying to myself "Yeah, I can skip a class". The latter is rare indeed, skipping class is a bad habit that I learned somewhat the hard way last year, but I think if you can gauge the consequences well enough and show that you would barely be hurt by skipping a few classes here and there, then you will do fine. MY best example of this was my Microeconomics class this past semester, where, after the first midterm, having a near perfect 100% grade in the class and being ahead of/confident of the material, I took a week off from going to that class. I did the same after I did great on the next midterm, and I still passed the whole class with an A.