Skipping Class

Scott Zadig

To some students, skipping class once in a while is no big deal to them when they are in college, but others take it seriously. The new found freedom that college gives students allows them to make their own decision concerning their schedule, how long they sleep, and whether or not they want to go to school one day or not. All students have their different reasons for skipping class or making sure they never skip class. Some students may skip class just because they are too lazy to get out of bed because of the crazy night they had before they went to bed. Some students like Larry Booker skip class in a studious approach. Booker states, “I'm skipping class to finish my homework." He claims that skipping class can be another way to educate yourself if you spend your time wisely during the classes you skip. A student named Pete Mendez finds no excuse for skipping class. He says, "It's not really about the grades. Every time I step into a classroom, I see it as an opportunity for knowledge." He goes further to say that it is a sign of immaturity to skip class as well.

Those were just two opinions out of the thousands of college students that toy with the decision to skip class one morning to sleep in or gut it out to make sure they don’t miss anything. Whether they are skipping to be lazy or get extra work done, there still exists a problem when students skip class and example of this problem exists in the state of Missouri. Recently, tuition for students to attend college increased in the state of the Missouri. When a in-state student or out-of-state student skips a class, they waste $30 and $70 per day respectively. This upsets taxpayers and parents who are providing financial support to these students who in the end take advantage of the money. Upsetting the taxpayers and financial providers for these students could lead to some repercussions for those students. If the issue becomes big enough of a problem for the public, students that skip could end up losing their financial support and struggle to stay in college.