text: Secondly, distance learning encourages antisocial behavior among students, especially in the elementary and middle school level where their brains are developing social skills. According to the New York Times, "children at the earliest age of 6 years old begin developing social patterns that they will continue to emulate throughout their entire lives" (Generic_Name). This proves how these years in a classroom are a crucial time for developing young minds to nurture and grow into mature adults. The reason why video based learning will tamper with this stage in student's minds is because if they only work at home, then unless they go to after school activities, they will not experience how to physically develop long lasting relationships with other people in a work setting. When a teacher assigns a group project, students not only learn about a the topic of their assignment but how to work with and interact with other humans beings of a similar intellect. While human interaction can be achieved through video calls, the experience is way different then if they were to be with each other physically learning how to productively cooperate with people sitting right next to them. This is an important skill to develop because it reflects how people in the real world work in corporate settings to solve a problem together. If one cannot work with other people with differing perspectives in a constructive manner then they will struggle their entire lives. Thus, distance learning also negatively impacts students by denying them the chance to develop social skills that will be vital to them when they become independent adults.