Students Truancy

逃课有理？

题目：

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.

有些人认为大学生应该要求去上课，而有些人认为去不去上课应该是学生的选择。你同意哪个观点呢？用具体的理由详细解释你的观点。
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Some people may believe that going to classes should be optional, but I disagree. I don't understand how university students can expect to learn anything if they don't attend classes. Personal experience can help people learn about themselves and the world outside the classroom, but when it comes to learning about academic subjects, students need to be in class.

有些人可能认为，上课应该是选择性的，但我不同意。我不明白如果大学生不去上课，他们如何能够学到东西。个人的经验可以帮助人们了解自己和课堂以外的世界，但就学习学术课程来说，学生是需要去上课的。

In class they receive the benefit of the teacher's knowledge. The best teachers do more than just go over the material in the class textbook. They draw their students into discussion of the material. They present opposing points of view. They schedule guest speakers to come, give the students additional information, or show documentary films on the subject.

在课堂上他们接受教师传授的知识的好处。好的老师不仅仅是照搬教科书上的材料。他们把他们的学生带入材料的探讨中。他们提出了相反的观点。他们安排嘉宾的到来，给学生带来更多的信息，或展示那个主题的纪录片。

Also, attending classes on any subject teaches more than just facts. It teaches students how to learn, how to absorb information and then apply what they've learned to other situations. Their teacher is the best one to help them with these skills. They can't learn them just by reading the textbook.

同时，任何学科的课程所教的不仅仅只是事实。会教学生如何去学习，如何吸收信息，然后在其他情况下运用他们所学到的知识。老师是最好的人选来帮助他们掌握这些技能。那是他们不能仅仅通过阅读课本而学习到的。

Going to class also teaches students how to work with the other members of the class. Many times students will be given group assignments. This is different from what they did in secondary school. Here they're with people from different backgrounds and experiences. In this situation, they learn how to handle working with people different from themselves to achieve a common goal.

去上课也教导学生如何与班上的其他人共处。很多时候学生要做小组作业。这与他们在中学中是不同的。在这里，他们有着不同的背景和经历。在这种情况下，他们学会了如何处理与自己不一样却有着共同的目标的人。

Going to class also teaches students responsibility and discipline. Having to be at a particular place at a particular time prepares themselves for getting a job. Being at a place on time with an assignment completed prepares them for a career.

去上课也教学生责任和纪律。必须在特定的时间、地点自己做好找工作的准备。在规定的地方按时完成任务是为找工作而做准备。

In short, by going to class, students learn more than just information from the teacher. They also learn how to learn, how to work with others, and how to work responsibly. These are not optional skills in life, so attending classes should not be optional in college.

总之，去上课的学生不仅仅是从教师身上学到知识。他们也学到如何学习，如何与他人合作，如何负责任地工作。这些都是生活必备的技能，所以不应该在大学上课是可选的。