( Word Reader - Unregistered ) www.word-reader.com Should university students be required to attend classes? I think attending all the classes should be doubtlessly required for all the university students This is in classes that one can get himself really involved in the discussions, which are completely relevant to the subjects covered in the course Today, most of university teachers are complete masters of the subjects that they teach It seems also that presenting a monologue is not as effective as getting the students involved in teaching by having an interactive environment in which students can think and present their thoughts without fear or disgrace So the classes are moving to having flat and interactive conditions So, I not think it would be a good idea to ignore these optimal situations for learning, in favor of loneliness for having better focus on the teaching materials or relative reading One other reason I think will remove any doubt on the matter is the overall time spend for attending classes during one semester; as long as I know, each credit of a course is equivalent to one hour of class attendance in a week So, for a regular credit university course, a registered student is required to spend just three hours in potentially more than 30 hours of official university hours in one week Is this time really so much that a student decides to save it for - in the best conditions - self studies? Does this student learn subjects as efficiently when he is studying by himself, as in a live class? What does he when facing a contradiction or even when a question rises in his mind that hinders his normal progress? Another benefit of attending the classes is that students have to get themselves with the class by reviewing the subjects covered in each session and ask their probable misunderstandings or questions in the next session By being with the class, the amount of materials to be studied at the end of the semester for the final exams, which are very common, is reduced and made easy in study Considering these normal conditions, I think if a student really is to study and learn the ( Word Reader - Unregistered ) www.word-reader.com required subjects, the best way would include attending the official class sessions But if this is not the case and he need not get the best from his course, he can cram for the final exam just a few hours and hopefully get a pass mark!