text: With schools becoming ever more competitive, this has put a tremendous amount of weight on not only students, but teachers as well. By allowing distance learning, much of this unneeded stress can be lifted form their shoulders. With online classes comes the ability to record a class in session, compared to not being able to record a lecture from your teacher. Although some may say students may cheat or slack off during online classes, online classes already have built in counter measures to mitigate those exact problems. For instance, I took an online class during the summer for Algebra 2. My class and I had to be all online at a certain time throughout the week. The class only lasted for an hour and thirty minutes, with small quizzes and lecture notes. I was able to ask questions and talk to my online teacher more effectively than I would have in a class in school. I came out of it with a B+ overall, and definitely learned more because of the online class. Not only that, but my teacher who was also taking care of her kids, was able to be a mother and teacher at the same time. If there was anything wrong on her end of the call, she would quickly excuse her self and give us a small break time until she resolved any issue. It was flexible and effective. Schools must encourage individuals to take online classes if they want to see improvement in their students.