Joshua Halberstam starts his essay with having a conversation with a student who never shows up to the class. The student does not meet the dead line for his term paper and he has problem with midterm grade. At that time Halberstam points out how important is the attendance. Under the chapter “Showing Up” Halberstam gives the key facts about the attendance. For students who never miss a class, when they study they are reviewing. And they know what the professor thinks important for the test (Halberstam 2). Repeated absences mean disrespect the professor. That will affect the student grades. For classes like math, science, and language, class information is based on the previous class. Therefore, students with lack of attendance will not be