This article explores the efficacy of blended learning in English language classrooms. Many schools all over the world have decided to employ various online and blended courses in their courses, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporations that build learning management systems (LMS) for blended learning, as well as "boxed" curricula, have presented their materials as a means of student-centered learning, but what about those students who really need peer-to-peer and student-to-teacher interactions to further develop fluency, and cannot get enough of that interaction in a blended learning environment? Instructors should not only take a more active role in blended learning environments to make sure all students are thriving, but they should also design their own blended learning curricula or modify existing "boxed" curricula to more appropriately help their students succeed.