text: If distance learning becomes a thing, students not able to come to school can still learn what they would've missed. If a student is absent from school for long periods of time due to being sick, suspended, or out of town, and then come back the next day, they have missed tons of information and their grades drop dramatically. Being able to access the live teachings of their teachers when they are not at school definitely avoids the issue of coming back to school and being confused on the material. Especially in challenging classes like math, science, and world languages, being behind greatly affects the student's ability to do well in the class after missing important chunks of information. Even if the student is still confused while watching the live teachings of their teacher, the online conferencing should allow the student to ask the teacher questions while they are teaching to clarify any confusion, just like any student that is actually present in the class.