text: Distance learning also aids in education as it helps students with transportation issues. For example, my friend Generic_Name has to get up early in the morning to get to school. He has no transport to school because his father only has one car and needs it to get to work. Generic_Name walks to school and sometimes he doesn't make it on time causing him to get tardy. He cannot even participate in extracurricular activities because he has to get home. Had Generic_Name had video conferencing, he would not have to worry about being late to class or about spending the majority of his free time on school. Another example is my friend Generic_Name, his education depends if he has money for the train. The majority of the time he does, however, sometimes he does not and may be late to class by a substantial amount of time. His economic status halts him in achieving his goals of becoming an engineer. If Generic_Name could learn through online or video conferencing, it will allow him to never miss any of his classes and lifts the burden of money on him. Through online education, students can alleviate daily concerns of missing class and can join their classmates in receiving the same experience that they do.