I realized that I didn't really finish my post explaining the one day class. In my personal opinion I'm not a fan of the one day class and for a while in Pennsylvania it was mandatory from the Grand Lodge that the different districts came together in different Lodges all over the state to perform the one day classes. Luckily though the income Right Worshipful Grand Master and the one that is in line after him said that they aren't going to have the mandatory one day classes.
When I went to the one day class it made me glad that received my degrees before the one day class because they had the candidates in the Lodge room as one candidate was actually going through the degree and when it came for oath of the degree they had the candidates put their hand on their own Masonic Bibles and repeat along with the candidate that was actually going through the degree.
Indeed. When I petitioned last year the Lodge had to mention that the one day class was an option open to me, but they made it clear without saying it, that is was not a great option. There were 4 of us who petitioned the same month and had their degrees on the same schedule, a week apart (2 at a time), until one decided to do the One Day Class, leaving me to go through alone. I think I got the best experience and sadly, the brother who did the One Day Class hasn't been seen since. He did not go through the meetings with the Masonic Education Committee after each degree like we did, No one checked in that he understood what took place in the previous degree before going on to the next, and, most of all, he certainly never got the experience of being brought from Darkness to Light and realizing that all of the people in the Lodge Room where there just for him.
I think the one day class lessens the experience and makes it too easy to just go through the degrees, check the box "Become a Mason" and disappear. I am glad to hear the new RWGM won't be continuing this.