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i used to skip a few times. being late to class would earn you a trip to a place called Sweep. just rows of chairs in the front for those who came in late to sit and do nothing all hour. some abused this program as a place to nap or catch up on homework deadlines. in the back there were desks for Study Hall students (those w/out a class).
My high school wasn't in the suburbs like most other schools in Sydney, mine was right in the city so the temptation to 'jig' (Aussie term) was much greater for us because there'd be a lot more to do. With Fox Studios right across the street, I think every student was guilty of sneaking out for a few periods to catch a movie, some lunch, shoot some pool etc.
As for skipping entire days of school, that's been done too. But usually only I really need to do an assignment or something.
I've skipped about a weeks worth of uni since I started a month ago. xD
EDIT: Oh yeah. It's neither cool nor uncool. I jig when I feel like I have something better to do. xD
That's an elaborate and well-planned plan!
Skipping school is bad.
And you skipped school but didn't do your homework...what's the point?
For those of you going through college, time is money now. Don't waste it.
Never did in high school, because I actually loved being there. I had great teachers and friends. And I'm a nerd who loves to take tests and answer questions in class. In university I attended the classes that I needed to and only skipped a couple of courses when I figured that I could learn more on my own because the prof was a dip[img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img]. Then I would spend class time reading the text and doing additional research at the library. I did very well in almost all of my classes.;)
I had a required Calculus class that counted attendance as a major part of your grade, (can't believe they'd think attendance was so important for learning Calc, but they did). I'd sit at the back and play Tetris on my GameBoy because I'd already taken Calculus in high school and aced it. The dudes next to me couldn't figure out why I could play games all the time and yet get the highest score on each of the first 3 exams. Then in the last couple of weeks of class, I hadn't had any absences yet; so I had a few days I could miss without the absences affecting my grade in the class.:cool:
Now here's the moral lesson for those who have been paying attention: On the 4th exam in that Calc class I got a C (74%) because I wasn't there or wasn't paying much attention when the prof actually taught some things I hadn't seen in high school. That brought my grade for the semester down from an A to a B/A, and gave me pause for thought. If you skip class, or sleep, or play games or whatever, you are not getting away with it. You're screwing yourself over without realizing.:(
Once I got to college my class attendance dropped dramatically. My grades were still unaffected, so it's not really a big deal. Out here in NZ, I can't be bothered to go to more than half of my classes.
Once I got to college my class attendance dropped dramatically. My grades were still unaffected, so it's not really a big deal. Out here in NZ, I can't be bothered to go to more than half of my classes.
I use to skip to go fishing and drink beer. It was fun.
only if I was awe-sickened with say... the flu.
I did skip once, when I had a friends birthday party thing.