OMG UW: #23838

Updated on Friday, September 16

#23838

OMG: Why are participation marks a thing? It turns class into a hunger games arena sos get me out of here

5 comments

AnonymousSeptember 16, 2016 at 1:28 PM
Better to have everyone buried in their phones and for every question to be met with blank stares and mob mentality?
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AnonymousSeptember 16, 2016 at 4:37 PM
free marks to inflate your grade.
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AnonymousSeptember 18, 2016 at 5:33 PM
What 2 said. Besides I've been in lots of classes that had participation marks and I've never had trouble participating....
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AnonymousSeptember 19, 2016 at 9:50 PM
TA here. It's actually just to get you to attend (classic bait and switch technique)...
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AnonymousSeptember 22, 2016 at 7:46 PM
Prof here. To get you to attend and participate, instead of staring off into space, surfing the web, etc.
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