The most important responsibility of college students is to pursue their course of study to the best of their ability. In most cases, this would mean attending every class. In reality, however, not every student is the same, and not every class is the same. If a student can study more effectively in another way, then that student should be allowed to pursue his/her studies to the best of his/her abilities, and not be required to attend classes that are not helpful to him/her. Some students find it difficult to concentrate in large lecture classes and find reading quietly a more effective way of studying. If a student can achieve more by reading in the library and meeting with a professor during office hours than students who attend every class, he/she should not be prevented from studying in the most effective way for him/her. The most important measures of a college students academic progress are tests. In the weeks before exams, college students need to arrange their own schedules becomes critical. For instance, if a student is very good at math but very poor at English, it might make more sense for that student to skip math class and spend the extra time preparing for an English test. If students are required to attend classes whose content they are already familiar with, at best they will be bored by redundant material, at worst they will fail tests in subjects they are less proficient in. The argument might be made that it is the schools responsibility to organize its curriculum so that students are always challenged and therefore truly need to be at every class. I contend that it is impossible to tailor an entire schools curriculum to the individual needs of every single student. The best that can be hoped for is a well thought out curriculum with enough flexibility to handle the differences between individual students. Schools should trust the students to make choices that are in their own best interests, and use testing as the final arbiter of academic excellence.
大学生最重要的责任是追求自己的学习过程，以自己的能力最为优秀。在大多数情况下，这将意味着参加每一个类。然而在现实中，不是每个学生都是一样的，而不是每个班都是一样的。如果学生能以另一种方式更有效的学习，然后，学生应该被允许追求他/她的研究最好的他/她的能力，不需要上课，没有帮助他/她。一些学生发现很难集中精力在大课堂，找到安静的阅读更有效的方式。如果一个学生可以实现更多的阅读图书馆会见教授在办公时间比学生谁出席每一堂课，他/她不应该阻止他/她最有效的方式学习。大学生学业进步的最重要措施是考试。在考试前几周，大学生需要安排自己的日程安排变得非常关键。举例来说，如果一个学生数学成绩很好，但英语很差，那就可能有更多的感觉，因为那个学生要上数学课，然后花额外的时间准备英语考试。如果学生被要求参加他们所熟悉的内容的课程，最好的学生会被多余的材料所厌烦，他们会在最坏的情况下对考试不太熟练的科目进行考试。这种观点可能是因为它是学校的责任，它的课程，使学生总是受到挑战，因此，真正需要在每一个类。我认为，不可能把整个学校的课程安排给每个学生的个性化需求。希望的最好的，是一个深思熟虑的课程，有足够的灵活性来处理个别学生之间的差异。学校应该信任学生做出有利于他们自己的选择，并利用测试作为学术卓越的最终仲裁者。