Attending Class

• One of the simplest thing you can do to improve your grades ...
• is to come to class regularly
• This is why attendance is 5% of your grade
• Studies have shown that you learn more by attending class ...
• than by taking online courses
• Throughout the world teachers noticed a dramatic decline in student performance ...
• when schools switched from classrooms to online teaching
• Why is this?
• We are social animals
• And there are parts of our brains that help us deal with others
• We must have contact with other people ...
• or we go nuts
• This means we pay more attention when we are with people ...
• than when we only see them on a screen
• So learning is a social experience
• But while being in a classroom is better than viewing on line ...
• you learn even more when you interact with others in class
• That is why it is so important for you to ask questions in class
• If mine is the only voice you hear in class ...
• it will not be as interesting as when you hear other students speak
• Don't be afraid to ask questions in class
• You don't even have to raise your hand
• I am comfortable with interruptions
• It makes the class more interesting for me
• If I don't know the answer I will tell you
• I may look up the answer after class
• And tell you what I have found in the next class
• Let's keep things lively ...
• so learning won't be a chore