Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes, whereas others believe that they should be given an option to choose. Which view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
I strongly believe that going to classes should be optional for students. There should be no such restriction or compulsion on students to attend all the classes. The reasons why I favour this point of view are freedom of choice, no pressure, suitable for people working part time.
In my opinoin, if the students are given option to choose the classes they wish to attend, they would experience a sense of freedom. They would be able to decide the course that they wish to attend, in which they are probably weak and need guidance from the lecturerer. Whereas, there may be certain courses where the student might be really able to understand everything on own and would then utilize that time in studying some other subject or doing some other important work.
Also, freedom to choose releases a lot of pressure as if there is a compulsion on attending classes the students would tend to concentrate more on timing the classes rather than studying, fearing that this might reduce their grades. For eg., I remember when I had to attend my classes compulsorily as the profeessor required so, I used to always experience some kind of pressure and then the lecture used to become all the more boring for me.
There may be certain students who might be working part time along with study. It becomes very difficult for such students to attend all the classes as they have to maintain a balance between study and work. If they are required to attend the classes regularly then they might have to compromise on either their work or study time.
Thus although some people are of the view that university students should be required to attend classes, it would be best if they are given the freedom to choose their classes. Restrictions always make people more vulnarable to situations and when it comes to studies, it affects their overall self esteem.
