In a traditional education, multiple students gather to learn in a specific time and place. Aside from in-class participation, students may attend lecture discussion sessions, attend in-person, independent study groups with peers or interact with the instructor after class or during office hours. In contrast, classroom learning is normally fairly structured. You meet at regularly scheduled times on the same days each week. This limits flexibility with work and other activities. You generally must be in class to get the learning experience and to keep up with requirements. Unless your instructors record lectures, in-class instruction is not available after the class session is over. Students who struggle to focus may also find classrooms and cohorts distracting to their learning experience