〜の自由である／be
optional for〜
責任／responsibility
出席する必要がある／need to attend
(単位を)落としても良い／can afford to miss
成熟した姿勢･態度／a mature attitude
I
believe that going to classes should be optional for
students, but with the clear understanding that this
does not represent an opportunity for students to shirk
their studies. In England the age at which students
enter university (18 or above), is the age from which
they are legally considered an adult. For this reason
alone, I believe that students should be given the
responsibility of judging for themselves, which classes
they need to attend and which they can afford to miss.
This engenders a new approach to studying, which marks
a shift from the school mentality, to a more mature
attitude of self-evaluation and motivation, essential
for future life. If, by not attending classes, a student
fails an exam, then he or she will learn that such-and-such
a class cannot be missed. This is an important lesson
for any human being.
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