[kingbirdy]

This only seems fair if it's a purely optional course, or you're one option of many who don't implement the same policies. Otherwise, students are paying to be forced to teach their classmates in your class, when that's your job as the instructor.

[mod50ack]

Fundamental misunderstanding of how it works, I think. You're not paying for a transfer of information from professor to student. You need to engage with the material and make arguments. That's crucial in that field.