text: Virtual school also inhibits social growth among adolescents because they are not being exposed to their peers every day. Some kids can get by without going to school and still maintain a healthy social life, but other kids just aren't built that way. In fact, I was not built that way for a very long time. As a child, I was extremely introverted. So much so that I could not get myself to make friends unless I was forced to, or if someone befriended me in school. I relied entirely on school to build my social life for me. And while I have grown out of that way of living, many people have not. Those people still struggle to make friends in high school, and still rely on school to provide those opportunities for them, and while those opportunities may not be perfect, they are better than nothing.