Early is on time, on time is late, late is left behind. That was my first band director's motto. It turns out that some of those lessons people teach you when you are young to scare you (since no one wants to be left behind, or have the boogie man get them because they didn't clean under the bed) actually pertain to real life. The fact is that 90% of life is being on time. (Another motto... from my most recent band director.) If you don't show up, you can't do anything very well, now can you? In the case of being on time to class, you can't very well learn when you're not there. But the other thing is that its not just troubling to you, but its troubling to the other students that are already in class. Whether or not you're in a small class that waits for everyone to arrive, or a huge one that moves full speed ahead with or without you, you WILL make a big difference in the flow of the class. My drama director made a big deal out of this, if you're going to show up late, don't show up all, because it screws up the mojo of the group. So to sum it all up, there are three reasons to show up on time and/or early.
A. You can't do stuff if you don't show up.
B. Its an important life skill.
C. You're hurting yourself and those around you when you show up late.
Sincerely,
Mark Hamilton
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