another responds that is waste of time can/rather do it on my own.
That'd be me then!
My point is that there are a number of people stating that studying in a classroom IS beneficial. I disagree. It MAY be beneficial for SOME. It is not a fact that it IS a better learning tool. And that's another interesting pilot-personality factor .... stating an opinion as fact!
From my point of view, I would not have found it that helpful as I believe people learn at different speeds and have differing difficulties in different subjects. Any classroom environment will be pulled down to the standard of the worst student.
Self-study requires its own skills and disciplines but having self-studied for a qualification far hard than ATPL theory, I know best to which method I am suited. Maybe not for everyone, but definitely for some!
Cheers
Whirls