I have never taken a class and your experience is one thing I am afraid of. I frankly do well learning on my own as long as I have the resources I need. I almost failed algebra every year in school. I got a C in calculus that I only attended 4 times. Finally in college I was directed to a self paced algebra class. I sailed through, finished before anyone else and had 3/4's of Algebra 2 done before the course ended. That is when I realized I learn well on my own.

I am really chicken to try a class. I get those first day at a new school jitters just thinking about it. Yet I can and have taught. Such a different experience being the one teaching a subject.