+1 to this. The Elmers who run these classes are great. Having a structured environment with class assignments is what finally got me to practice regularly en

+1 to this. The Elmers who run these classes are great. Having a structured environment with class assignments is what finally got me to practice regularly enough to build up some speed. And once I could send and receive at a reasonable rate, I was able to actually get on the air, and then I no longer had to "force" myself to "practice."