text: The first reason that online classes are benefits, is online classes allow students to take classes that they might have been too busy to otherwise take. Many students want to take an Academy class which takes up two class periods. Students at Generic_School have 7 class periods, so many students do not take an academy class because they will need to drop a class. Providing students with the opportunity to take online classes allows students to take the classes they want, without dropping other important classes.