text: Lastly, if you are absent a lot of the time, it is easier to get caught up and you do not have to worry about being behind. I know that in high school probably 75% of students are student athletes. This includes them going out of town to play their sport and them having to miss a couple days of school. That has been my life for the past 12 years because of my competitive cheer I do outside of school. When you are a competitive cheerleader you are required to compete at all the competitions, including the ones out of state. When I go out of state for a competition, I always have to miss at least two days of school. In high school there is not one day you do not learn something new, so missing two days is a big deal and puts me behind. By learning online I would not have that problem because when I am out of state I can still learn from the hotel and never be behind on learning.