Although I see too many challenges to support a flipped classroom model where students watch the direct instruction piece at home, I think that there are still flipped models that could work. I envision a classroom where there are differintiated videos for students to watch while they are working independently in the classroom. There are parts of lessons where the student does not need to hear the instruction from a teacher standing in front of them because a video could do the same job. For example, if a teacher knows that some students need to see another example of a certain skill in action, then the teacher could make a video and allow students to watch that video. Then, once those pieces have been taken care of, the teacher could work with small groups of students to extend their learning or engage in more meaningful discussions about the content. Or, teachers could conference with students about their writing assignments, instead of spending the time modeling another example. I know that the other day I modeled how to introduce and explain a quote to four different groups of students, and I could have spent my time working with students in a more meaningful way, if I had made a video of that skill.