Class cancellations too common
By Jessica Carver
IV Leader Staff, Nov 9, 2006
“Mom, I don’t feel well. I don’t think I can go to school
today.”
This is a statement that was popular in grade school and
junior high, when all we thought about was getting a day out of class. Now, we
as college students usually pay our own way through school. Because of this, we
now have an urge to attend school more often in an attempt to get our money’s
worth.
Sometimes, we come to school on our specified days and go to
our classrooms. We walk to the room, and on the door is a pink slip saying that
the day’s session of class is cancelled. Reactions vary.
If it is for a class important to our major, we may feel
disappointment.
For most classes, though, a cancellation inspires happiness
or relief. Then we realize that we are paying to be here, to have class in
session, and to learn.
I have five classes this semester. The total cost of tuition
and books comes out to around $1,500.
In other words, I am paying $300 per class. If I have to pay
that much for my education, then I want to get my $300 worth of learning.
It is understandable that professors get sick; they are
people too. One cancellation, maybe two over the course of a semester, is
acceptable.
The same applies to students — we get sick, emergencies come
up. But when teachers cancel two, three, even four times by the time the
semester is halfway over, there is a problem.
There are extenuating circumstances, I am well aware. But
when I only have class two days a week, it is vital that all the classes are in
session.