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14 Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.
Attending classes plays an important role in a student's learning process. By going to a class, a student can not only acquire specific knowledge and skills, but also learn a lot from the teacher's way of thinking. But the importance of classes doesn't mean that students should be required to attend all the classes. I support the idea that students should go to classes on a voluntary basis. I will give the following reasons to substantiate my point of view.
First things first, going to classes is not always the most effective way of learning. Some students may find that things taught in class are too easy for them. For these students, they may achieve more academic progress if they study by their own. In another case, a student may find that he couldn't catch up with the teacher. In this case it is better for him to review the past lessons than going to classes. If we take into account for all these individual discrepancies, we will reach at the conclusion that taking class is not always the best choice for students.
Some people may argue that "If going to classes are optional, what can guarantee the students' academic performance?" That comes my second point. As grown-ups, college students have the right to decide what they do. They should learn to be responsible for their behaviors. They will force themselves to go to important classes in order to do well in the exam. So there is no need to worry about this issue.
Moreover, going to classes is not what university is all about. University is a community full of interesting and meaningful events. Sometimes these events may conflict with classes. In this case, students should have their freedom to choose. Take me as an example, my university is a prestigious one in my country and there are always celebrities or famous professors going to my school to deliver lectures. Some lectures are great opportunities for me. So when it conflicts with my classes, I always choose to attend those great lectures. I am not to say that we should always choose other events over classes, but at least we should have a choice. And learning to choose is also an important lesson both of universities and of life. Therefore, going to classes shouldn't be a must for students.
From the discussion above, students should be free to decide going to classes or not, just like they are free to decide other things in their lives.
