text: Firstly, a benefit of distance learning is that it teaches students the ability to self learn which is a key skill needed in order to succeed in life. Self learning is essential for people when they advance to the collegiate and professional levels as much of the information that they need to learn is not being taught by professors or superiors, but is instead being self learned by an individual to the point where they are comfortable with the information they have learned. Distance learning classes teach a person these skills in the earlier stages of learning as they allow students to learn the information without the physical presence of a teacher to constantly hand them information while allowing the presence of a teacher through the use of email or video conferencing to clarify doubts that students may encounter when they are learning. Self learning is a skill that is also important to apply in a person's daily life as they have to constantly figure out what they may be weak at and learn how to improve themselves without the guidance of another person. Without the opportunity for people to learn how to teach themselves at an early age and think about ideas on their own, many people will fail to advance in their adult lives as they do not possess the skill to advance in life without someone constantly guiding them.