text: Allowing a student to understand the material at their own speed is imperative. Giving them this opportunity enables them to comprehend the content better. When in school, students tend to feel rushed when taking harder classes due to the faster pace. As a result, some students choose not to take challenging classes even when they can given a little more time. Two of my friends took AP Economics their freshman year in high school. Generic_Name took the course online and Generic_Name took it at school. The only difference was that Generic_Name had the entire year to finish the assignments whereas Generic_Name had to go by her teacher's deadlines. Generic_Name would sometimes complain about the fast pace or that she should not have taken the course. At the end of the year, they both had to take an AP exam, final assessment, and give a brief presentation on the major topics where they were asked a few application questions. Generic_Name had gotten a better score on both the exams. For the presentation, Generic_Name was not able to answer the application questions as she did not know how to apply the concepts she had learned. Given those circumstances, it was proven that Generic_Name did better as she understood the material better going at her own pace. She was able to convey the information more in dept than Generic_Name, making it apparent that the pace was the winning factor.