text: Making friends is already hard as it is for most people, especially if you are not even at school. Making friends teaches you how to maintain valuable relationships and important communication skills. Students who do online school for most of their lives will lack social skills needed in every day life. Students who choose online school are also trying to keep their distance from school, for the most part. This means they will miss out on school sponsored events and/or sports. For many students, sports and clubs are their passions and if one chooses online school they might miss out on a great opportunity that could benefit them. Students who choose to learn from home will also lack group work skills which is extremely important, even If they don't want a job that involves group settings, it is important to learn how to communicate with others and meet halfway. The social aspect of physically going to school is too important to not take into account.