Skipping Class

Well, I’m back and on time! Which sets me up perfectly for today’s post. I’m a pretty anxious person when it comes to following the rules. In my head, if I am late, skip a class, or miss a deadline, the professor will fail me no matter what. FIT has a pretty strict attendance policy. If you have three absences in a class, then it is an automatic fail. That seems pretty harsh to me. My dad said he’d never even go to class and would just study the textbook for the tests. I need to go to class to learn. If I didn’t, then I would just do nothing all day and never understand anything. I need to ask questions and have someone break it down for me. I have missed a few classes over my four semesters at FIT. Both times were around Thanksgiving. One was to get a few extra days at home during Thanksgiving break, and the other was for my grandma’s funeral. Other than those two events, I have had perfect attendance—until today. I woke up yesterday and felt drained, but I forced myself to get up and go to my morning class. I took a nap afterward and wasn’t planning on going to my Public Speaking class. When I woke up from my nap, I felt much better, and I knew if I missed a Public Speaking class, I would be behind. My professor has a lot of strict rules, and missing a class would leave me completely fucked. I’m glad I suffered through because I definitely would’ve missed important preparation for my next speech. The rest of my day wasn’t terribly exciting, but I was still feeling beat. I told myself if I woke up before nine in the morning, then I would go to my morning class. It is my only class today, but it is four hours long. We just watch films and discuss them. If we miss a class, we can just watch the movies at home and turn in the notes for the next class. I determined this was an okay class to miss and to sleep in. I didn’t wake up at nine. I woke up at half past noon. I slept great, and I really needed it. I had office hours and placement picks coming out in the afternoon. It was a good day. I cleaned my room and watched The Notebook. I guess I might have opened a floodgate by skipping class, but I’ll try my best not to let myself. Happy Wednesday, everyone!