8 Reasons Why Professors Should Offer Extra Credit In Class (2)

4. Your professor may allow you to suggest something.

This gives you more power! What student doesn’t want a little say-so every now and again?

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3. Extra credit doesn’t usually have the same vibe as regular homework.

There’s more freedom to express yourself. Once again, you could easily flaunt your inner genius with your extra credit assignment. You never know what kind of impression you make.

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2. Because you’re a human, not a robot.

You do not have Google automatically programmed to operate in your mind, so you will not be able to fathom everything that’s thrown at you. Quick, what’s the square root of 5,004,234,675?!

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1. It’s just the right thing to do.

You’re an adult now, but you’re not going to get it right every time, so extra credit will help strengthen you for the real world…hopefully.

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