Give yourself 15 minutes, then decide to stop or keep going
Sometimes, the most simple thing can feel impossible to achieve and getting going feels like the biggest hurdle. It may be something like completing a tricky bit of paperwork, doing a work-out, cleaning your room or writing a difficult letter. The 15 Minute rule is a really helpful exercise when some tasks feel too much.
Set an alarm if you need to but give yourself a 15 minute cut-off time. Tell yourself you can stop after 15 minutes if you want to. Then once you’ve reached the 15 minute mark, decide if you want to down tools and stop – or carry on. It’s up to you. The main thing is that you’ve got over the mental hurdle of actually starting. There’s also a fairly good chance that now you’ve started, you’ll carry on.
At almost every place, I heard students talking about the 15-minute rule (or some variation of it). It does not exist. If a teacher is that late, he/she will most likely not penalize students who simply left.
So, it's best to check with your own school. If your school has a “15-minute rule” or something like it, then you have the right to leave the class and the professor shouldn't hold it against you. If they arrive past the point their students can leave, they can't hold a quiz and fail those students that left.
The 15-minute rule is a widespread rumor stating that if a teacher is 15 minutes late to class, students are allowed to leave with no repercussions. Though it's specific origins are unknown, this so-called rule most likely stemmed from the terminology of college students.
First, there is no such rule or practice in a public school. The school is legally responsible for the students, most of whom are minors; they can't just get up and leave. The 15 minute custom in most colleges is just that: a custom.
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