I used to have a simple attendance policy, but I have now added an attention component (significantly, attendance and attention share the same etymological roots). This is because too often students showed up to class while their attention was directed (generally through screens) elsewhere. In order to make the classroom a place where we can best learn, I promise that I will give you and our subject my full attention, and I ask that you do the same. This entails, at a minimum, no laptops or phones. Further, I ask that you treat our texts and your fellow students with respect and that you participate thoughtfully in our conversations.
Each student is allowed two unexcused absences, hence your lowest two reading quiz scores will be dropped. Any student who misses three or more classes will automatically fail the course. If you have a screen out or are doing homework for another class or are otherwise disengaged and distracting, I will give you one warning and, if it happens again, ask you to leave for the remainder of our class. If this happens, it will count as an unexcused absence.