Should Attendance Be Graded? (Classroom Chronicles Part III)

Should attendance be graded?

        There are two schools of thought as regards the question. There are people who maintain that attendance should be graded, while those at the other side of the fence of opinion believe that it shouldn’t be. In one of my subjects in the graduate program before, I learned from my professor that attendance should not be graded, primarily because it is not indicative of a student’s cognitive ability. I cannot agree with her more! Hence, my personal take on this matter rhymes absolutely with what my professor said – attendance should not be graded.

The Dreaded Q & A.....

       

        The Q and A portion in any beauty pageant is usually the most awaited. Fanatics are curious about two things: what questions will be thrown and how the contestants will respond to them. We have witnessed many a beauty contest wherein the lady with the most intellectual answer bringing home the title (not in the case though in last year's Miss Universe). And we have also witnessed many a contestant wilting under the stage lights, and not able to answer a judge’s question properly. My question is, what matters the most and what is above over the other in any beauty pageant, beauty or brains?