´If you attend my class´, the professor said, ´You should be able to pass the test.´ The ´law students´ in the class perked up immediately.
´What do you mean by ´attendance´?´ they asked. ´If I arrive late or leave early, is that ok? What about sick days? Can I tape the class? Does community service count?´
It amazes me to see such effort expended in a quest for ´compliance´. Instead of accepting that ´attendance means attendance´, the legalistic mind envisions collecting up and cashing in any and all behaviors, credits and frequent flier coupons that will earn the check mark of compliance.
´I met the attendance requirements. I did what you said. Why didn´t I pass?´ they will ask.
The answer, the honest truth is that when it came to ´attendance´, this crowd was desperately looking for a way to not attend, and yet claim that they did.
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