What's harsh is failing cause you miss the class, come in late, or not do your homework. You don't have to add to that harshness.
Though in the OP's case he did make up for the harshness by allowing some missed homeworks.
Classes are different from meetings. They shouldn't simulate real world meetings. People pay for classes and if they want to come in late, they reap the consequences. Otherwise why pay? When you work for someone it becomes your duty to perform the job, attending meetings on time is one such duty.
That being said there's no need for college professors to try and simulate what you'll face in the real world by being harsh. A little leniency goes a long way and frankly in college people have the understanding that you know how to manage your time and automatically have a good reason for being late.
George bush locks people out of meetings if they're late. I highly doubt Obama does that. So it's not necessarily real life. Some people are understanding in real life too.
Though in the OP's case he did make up for the harshness by allowing some missed homeworks.
Classes are different from meetings. They shouldn't simulate real world meetings. People pay for classes and if they want to come in late, they reap the consequences. Otherwise why pay? When you work for someone it becomes your duty to perform the job, attending meetings on time is one such duty.
That being said there's no need for college professors to try and simulate what you'll face in the real world by being harsh. A little leniency goes a long way and frankly in college people have the understanding that you know how to manage your time and automatically have a good reason for being late.
George bush locks people out of meetings if they're late. I highly doubt Obama does that. So it's not necessarily real life. Some people are understanding in real life too.
There's no reason to propagate harshness.