text: Online classes and resources offer a level of flexibility to education, which had been a great struggle for many students. The ability to take entire courses at any pace creates an environment where students can afford to commit to jobs, hobbies, and other committal activities that were not available options to teenagers before. It is becoming increasingly common for high school students to get jobs to fund hobbies or to save money for a large purchase or for college, due purely to the increase in flexibility. Academics have been a struggle for many student athletes, in trying to maintain a balance between school, sports, work, and personal time, specifically in maintaining good grades to keep scholarship opportunities open, but this task is made easier with online classes. These struggles are not only had by student athletes however. Robotics, honor societies, choirs, orchestras, bands, and many more activities and groups are requiring more commitment from students, and online courses offer a level of flexibility for students to keep up with everything they do.