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A simple premise come central tenet of this subject is that you are responsible for your learning. This translates in normal talk as you are responsible adults. I’ll be blunt. From my point of view you are all old enough to:
- vote
- get a gun licence (and shoot ducks, rabbits and foxes)
- get a drivers licence
- get married without your parent’s consent
- join the army (and receive the training to kill people)
- join the police force (and receive the training to use a weapon lethally and arrest people)
Given all that, if you can’t come to class then you’re certainly mature enough to:
- tell your teacher before the class happens
- print a copy of the participation diary (it’s included as part of the participation sheet)
- fill it in
- scan it at any printer at uni or photograph it with your phone
- and have it sent to your teacher that day
if you’re so sick you can’t do this, then you’ve gone to the doctor so you can include a copy of a medical certificate. If you’re not so sick you need a doctor, then you can manage this as a) a courtesy to your teacher, b) as understanding what taking responsibility for your learning means. (In your job you don’t take time off work and then tell your boss you couldn’t make it afterwards. Not sure why anyone thinks treating your teachers, your classes, or your learning any differently is OK, it isn’t.)