text: The option of distance learning would benefit students by allowing them to continue learning when they aren't in class. Distance learning would make it possible for students of schools hit by natural distasters to continue recieving an education. It would also allow students who are sick to continue with their schooling, instead of falling behind and having to make up schoolwork. One might say, "School systems have built in days to prevent students from losing days to poor weather, so there is no need for the option of distance learning." The problem with this is that even though some schools do have built in days, a majority of schools do not. This means that distance learning would still benefit thousands of students and should be given as an alternative option to traditional schooling.