text: At my school, we are required to take atleast one online class, and I've noticed that many of my peers do not have the self control needed to stay caught up. Even at my school we have a pacing guide and a teacher making sure we follow it, and people still manage to get behind. By taking a classes at home, you are the only person who can keep you on pace, which obviously would require a lot more restraint. It's inevitable that people will tell themselves that "they can do it later," when they feel overwhelmed by work. On top of that, if students don't understand what they're learning, it wouldn't be hard for them to cheat. At-home-classes offer all kinds of temptations to get you off course, and once your off, its a lot harder to get back on track.