As an education professional, I’m not sure how this would work effectively. Distance learning requires a relatively high level of motivation to engage on the part of the student. Distractions are many with no real-time checks in place (there can be consequences after the fact, but that’s not nearly as effective a motivator). Even in adult learners, distance education can be problematic. The student has to want to learn the subject enough to log on, start the video, and then continue to watch and remain engaged during the entire lesson. With kids, the motivation is much lower. Much of the motivation for going to school when you are a kid is the sense of inevitability (they must do it whether they want to or not). There’s also social pressures, as everyone sits, listens to the teacher, etc. This is all lost when you do the basic theory lessons remotely. The group projects may be effective during the “class” times, but I’d imagine the teachers would be constantly battling students who didn’t watch the videos, which is a bit more problematic when that’s the entire lesson that just someone who didn’t read the book.