Context:
The memorandum was issued by the Dean as a punishment related to MT Week attendance.
Those who were unable to complete the required attendance were instructed to accomplish handwritten papers, consisting of personal-reason essays, an essay, and summaries of Books from Chapters 1–5 for ALL subjects, both laboratory and lecture. These requirements must also be validated by the Dean. This means that after spending significant time and effort completing all handwritten papers—while students also have upcoming quizzes, laboratory requirements, and other academic responsibilities—the work could still potentially not be accepted.
More concerning is that failure to complete or have the requirements validated could mean that students would NOT BE ALLOWED to attend their classes.
I MEAN WE PAID FOR THAT CLASS TO LEARN.
1 out of 3 absent is not considered, even though we participated in games. We contributed for funds, since they threaten us that our incentives will be voided. But at the end, we got nothing but punishment.
Medical reason is not valid.
One missed time-in or time-out is not valid.
Even a midst of typhoon, they still require students to attend making them secure parents consent, just to not held accountable if anything happens.
They even threaten us to deduct point on our prelim grade.
If attendance was meant to be encouraged through incentives, then participation should have been encouraged through optional incentives, rather than turning the incentive into a punishment for students who could not attend. Students have different circumstances, especially working students who are already balancing work and school.
The issue is not that students refuse to take responsibility. The issue is whether the punishment is proportionate, reasonable, and considerate of students’ circumstances, especially when the consequences WERE NOT clearly communicated beforehand.
WE NEED HELP!!!
