So it's really a training ground for the final paper, and we have found that people don't succeed in the course in the final paper without the training they get in section discussion, which is why section participation is worth ten percent of your grade.

所以讨论课也是为期末测试而训练的一个基础部分,我们曾发现没有在讨论课上的训练学生是没法,通过期末考试的，这也是为什么讨论课,的出勤率占你们分数的百分之十的原因。

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