Whether as a student or an employee it is a standard policy to keep a record and keep track of an individual’s attendance. Why, you ask? As a student it is your responsibility to show up in class to in order to learn new things, interact with your peers, experience things firsthand, and so on. Students need to attend school daily in order to succeed; grades aside, school will expose you to a lot of circumstances that will test and strengthen your personality and intelligence.
With that in mind, there is a direct correlation of the knowledge, experience, and even monetary compensation you earn with the your daily attendance. Some institutions and company do not take absenteeism lightly, some even resort to having you removed from the class or have you fired from the company. Although going to school or work daily can be tiring, there are more benefits to it than not going at all. It can help you learn or earn more, and even help you explore your preferences and become a better version of yourself.
Attendance has been defined as “the action or state of going regularly to or being present at a place or event.” In this sense, this is the act of an individual regularly attending class or clocking it at work. Even when you attend sanctioned events, you are still obligated to have your attendance checked. However, why is it so important?
As mentioned earlier, your attendance will determine the amount of work you put in a day. It makes your effort have a measurable nature. For example, your attendance in class will give your teacher a measurable output for your grade; it usually comes in the form of quiz scores, participation grading, etc. On the other hand, when you are an employee of a company or organization, the hours you spend at work are all compensated through your salary. Since companies usually base your salary on the hours you are clocked in at work, your attendance will give them the chance to take into account your hours as well as your productivity.
Aside from external gain, being regularly active and present in your daily responsibilities will help your learn more. Reading about certain topics is merely an activity where you can learn about things; however, when there is an application of that knowledge in actuality, you will be able to absorb and fully understand what the topic truly means. With that in mind, you can accurately apply your knowledge only when you are in the right environment and with the appropriate supervision that you will need. Although there is a more efficient method of researching about the processes you find hard, it is always better to hear from someone who has more knowledge and has experience doing the process firsthand.
Thus, the teachers or managers, supervisors, etc., you have at school or work are entirely dedicated to make you understand what you ought to do easily and efficiently. This is one of the reasons why attendance is important; you can only learn so much through reading, but with proper application of that knowledge into actuality, you can learn even more. Being consistently absent will only discourage you since you have already missed out on a lot of things. Being regularly present during times when you need to be will inspire you to learn and experience things even more firsthand.
