Planet College Tip: Sign The Roll Sheet.

I have occasionally taken classes from a professor who said at the beginning of the term, “ I don’t really care if you’re here or not.” Ever had one of those? Don’t believe it. One of these same professors passed around a roll sheet at the beginning of the class and another roll sheet near the end of the class period. Get it? It made it easy for him to see not just who was there but who came in late and who left early. So tell me, did he care who was there? Some instructors make a point of telling the class that they don’t care about your attendance. This can make it seem like attendance is discretionary. Don’t be fooled. All instructors care about attendance. When the roll sheet is passed around, be there to sign it. Instructors often use the attendance record of a borderline student to help determine which grade they will ultimately give the student. So be there and sign the roll sheet, every time.