text: First, distance learning does not provide the same hands on experience as an in person school. Schools have a lot of special and expensive learning equipment for students to use. Someone from home would simply not have access to these tools, whether it be for financial reasons or because they do not know where to get it. This would hinder the students education very severely. Many students are afraid or unmotivated to do things until they try it, then they know if they love doing it and realize that it is not that bad after all. A student from home might not want to try new things because they have never had to before. This could seriously harm a students learning and even harm their future career path if it is bad enough.