One of the things we have talked about before is the fact that Flipping helps with students who are gone- they can catch up easier etc.  However, its still VERY important for a student to be in our classrooms.  Flipping is not a replacement for the classroom.  It's not a replacement for the peer interaction or the help from a teacher.

With flipping it gives us more time for one on one student help- it gives us more time to focus on what the students don't understand, it gives more time for student interaction, it gives more opportunities for those "teachable moments".   If they are not here they miss all of that!  I can't cover everything in the videos- I won't- students need to struggle and try to figure things out on their own- they need to ask questions.  Those are skills that help them be successful in any class or job.

In the classes that I have flipped I have had a handful of students who were gone more than they were here- what happened- the same thing that would have happened if my class wasn't flipped.  They got behind, so behind the videos didn't help- they were lost when they came to class because they missed all of the little hints and personal moments they would have gotten in class.