text: It is fair to argue that being at home reduces your attention span, and that you are more likely to get distracted at home then you are at school; however being home provides a more relaxing tone to studying then when you are at school. Also, at school teachers may forget something, so you are not fully accountable. You are one hundred percent accountable for everything you do if everything is given to you online. This prepares students for college life. There will not be anyone in college to help keep you on track. Everything is up to you, which makes you one hundred percent accountable. In a way, you could say that distance learning is a real life simulation of what to expect from college in terms of learning.