Oof, the chronic absenteeism and Mystery of the Disappearing Student have both hit me hard this semester in the freshman comp classes I teach. I'd almost rather the chronic absentee students just disappear so I can just give them an F and call it a day. It's the ones who miss 2-3 sessions at a time, then show up for one or two, then skip 2-3 again, rinse/repeat, that drive me up the wall.
I agree! I have a student who has missed more classes than they’ve attended, and they’re wondering why they’re failing the class. They say they’ve done well on assignments, although it looks to be competed by AI. They earned a 40% on the last exam, yet surprised they’re failing 🤦🏻♀️
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u/AmbivalenceKnobs 5d ago
Oof, the chronic absenteeism and Mystery of the Disappearing Student have both hit me hard this semester in the freshman comp classes I teach. I'd almost rather the chronic absentee students just disappear so I can just give them an F and call it a day. It's the ones who miss 2-3 sessions at a time, then show up for one or two, then skip 2-3 again, rinse/repeat, that drive me up the wall.