Attendance Grades

After taking attendance, I had each student to stand and give their name, major, and reason for taking CAT100. All of them stated they either needed an easy elective or they heard the class was an easy A. It was amazing to see that many of them were eager to get out of class within the first hour instead of using the allotted class time to complete a few assignments. So, after I completed my lecture I took attendance again. Those that left will receive 20/25 for attendance and those that stayed will receive 25/25. I plan to change up the way I grade attendance for the next class and maybe do a quick quiz on the topics covered during class. This is what I call the "surprise portion of class" in the first day announcement posting.