text: When students cannot attend school, they often stress about the learning time they will be missing and the workload they will be left with to makeup. For example, if a student is sick for a week, especially in middle or high school, they miss crucial learning time and face making up missed class, which is a burden. When students are sick they should not be worried about what they will have to do to makeup work, and can instead do their work from home to stay caught up. With online classes available to students, they can stay on top of their assignments even when they are not physically at school. When students go on vacations they face a similar issue; makeup work. If online classes were available to students, they could learn from wherever they are with only a laptop. The online classes could also serve as means of communication between the instructor and student when a student is absent. The ability for students to keep up with their schoolwork and communicate with their teacher exemplify why online classes are beneficial to students and their education.