Recently, I have been overseeing and taking part in a few online courses (both paid for and free), as well of course as my own online youtube videos and lesson content. I am surprised by a number of students reaction to the teaching and more importantly, their expectation of what they are supposed to get from a class, tutorial, workshop or lecture. The notes below are a reflection on the criticism towards the Hans Zimmer Masterclass series.As a university lecturer this notion of 'not getting much' from tuition is becoming a regular occurrence in the education sphere. I put it down to a younger generation learning with newer pedagogical methodologies where learning is instant and targeted to what you need to know NOW and very much a how to do what you need right now, rather than a more holistic approach to learning and understanding your area of specialism.I also find a slight misunderstanding by students in the terminology used traditionally, such as tutorial, workshop, lecture and masterclass. I think that many students (or people who signed up for the HZ Masterclass) were expecting a workshop or tutorial on ‘How to score a oscar winning soundtrack' with accompanying step-by-step guide on the 10 steps you need to take from switching on your DAW.Further Learning (i.e not school) is about asking questions, the learning is about being given ideas or concept which you can then study further and investigate yourself with the assistance of your tutor. I guess (and I could go on about this for ever), in the corpora-education results focused world we now live, education is about making sure stats look good to ensure the steady flow of cash.In a masterclass class (!), the student should (I feel) expect to listen and be inspired by the PROCESS that the Masterclass expert has This should not be a tutorial in techqniue but an overview, with room for case studies, tips and tricks as well as experiences (which I feel HZ did). I think many were expecting him to fire up Cubase and show them how to write a melody, orchestrate it and receive an Oscar.I do feel that perhaps it might have been nice to have seen him approach an unseen cue and talk about that but I feel for the money that there have been enough suggestions and comment from Hans to help develop my work, inspire me to work more and some useful tips on how to be more effective.What are your thoughts on this? What do you expect from a class, lecture, or masterclass?PeaceNeil