I know that, but I'm talking about the people who skip numerous days, just to go "hang out" or something.

<font color=skyblue>Oh yeah. Hey...I never did that. I felt bad about skipping that class, to tell the truth. I know that skipping in the classes that I attend (Spanish degree) can affect the final grade for the semester. Some teachers will even kick you out of class for missing more than 2 days on a twice/week class schedule. I was given 2 bonus points at the end of one semester by a professor because I was the only one not to miss any days at all that semester. Those two bonus points were added to the final exam. I said Boo-ya!</font>

I only skip when I can't stand my teacher any more. Why would I waste 80 minutes listening to him/her ramble on about something when I could learn it just as well on my own?