OMG yes! I mean, there's at least one pro from the teacher side:
1. Whatever your teaching load for the semester is, you have half a semester when you're not teaching that class.
But many cons:
1. You have to figure out a way to compress the content in such a way that it still makes sense and you don't sacrifice anything vital and you also give students enough time to complete assignments.
2. You have to return assignments immediately so students can use your feedback to complete the next assignment so the grading is a nightmare.
3. If students are not motivated, able to follow directions, good readers, and self-starters, they can start to fall behind really quickly and it's so hard to make up time lost in a class like this.
Overall, I think these classes are good fits for non-traditional students who are committed to school and don't need to be cajoled into doing their assignments. I can't imagine how taxing they must be on a student's time though; I definitely would not have taken a class like this as a student I don't think.
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1. Whatever your teaching load for the semester is, you have half a semester when you're not teaching that class.
But many cons:
1. You have to figure out a way to compress the content in such a way that it still makes sense and you don't sacrifice anything vital and you also give students enough time to complete assignments.
2. You have to return assignments immediately so students can use your feedback to complete the next assignment so the grading is a nightmare.
3. If students are not motivated, able to follow directions, good readers, and self-starters, they can start to fall behind really quickly and it's so hard to make up time lost in a class like this.
Overall, I think these classes are good fits for non-traditional students who are committed to school and don't need to be cajoled into doing their assignments. I can't imagine how taxing they must be on a student's time though; I definitely would not have taken a class like this as a student I don't think.