So my basic idea is this...1) Kids will work independently on a list of assignments, videos, research pages for each section. 2)All assignments and tests must be completed at an 80% in order to move on. 3) Their overall grade will be figured by the number of chapters they pass (with the 80% or higher). It is the basic premise of the flipped classroom, without the idea of all students having to be at the same place. Basically,  I feel that whether the homework is reading, watching videos, or doing a paper the same kids won't do it. Because of this my class currently is, for some kids, do enough to get a D (or F) and move on. While the kids who really work at it wait for the middle kid to get the concepts they got at first glance. Here are my three major concerns starting off (I am sure more will surface): first, how will I communicate to parents if kids are falling behind. Regular progress reports didn't seem to have much effect, but they might have been better than nothing.Second, how will the students do with self-monitoring. They will need to take more investment in, "am I understanding this?" And finally, can I keep up? I already have one student who within 3 hours of leaving school has completed what I had planned to do in one week. Hopefully that is a "look what I can do" and not an all the time thing. Although, he may have just volunteered himself to be my guinea pig/assistant...