text: Online classes are also beneficial to students by allowing for individual pacing for each student, which maximizes the ability for the student to learn. Online classes and video based learning helps because each online class can be replayed and referred back to as needed by the students. This also allows students to take their time learning and understanding concepts, which allows them to go at their own pace. Some may argue that individual pacing is unfair because some students will have more time to learn the concepts than others, but this is simply the entire point of individualized learning through online classes. Students that need more time can use their extra time to learn, while students who feel proficient enough to move quickly don't have to be slowed down. It can be seen as the same way a student who gets a tutor for a class is not cheating or getting an extra advantage, they simply are getting the extra help and practice that they need to be up to speed. Having this ability to refer back to previous classes by rewatching the video for that class also allows students to remember little details that they otherwise would have forgotten during in person classes, and helps the students who are absent during class. This not only benefits the students, but also the teachers who may not remember what happened during a previous class. Students have to miss school all the time for health, family, or sports related reasons. Being able to attend class online would help these students, as they would be able to access their class from anywhere they go, as long as there is an internet connection. I personally would have greatly benefitted from online classes during the competition season for cheer, as I had to travel to many different states far away and had to miss a lot of school for it. If I had the option to watch my classes online, I could have kept up with school work and not had to deal with the stressful pile of make up work that had accumlated while I was gone.