text: One of the huge reasons that kids go to school is to establish social skills. In middle school, many kids are just figuring out how to act around people their own age, and what is socially acceptable or not. School can be a great way for kids to explore different people as friends, and how to interact with adults, however this would not happen if they were not physically in school. Many of the recent dating apps that have come out advertise how many couples they get together every year, month, or even day from using their app, but they never tell how many of those couples are still happily together. This is because it is hard to establish a good relationship when you don't see each other in person. This is especially true with young kids. They don't really know how to act around people yet, and sticking them in front of a screen to learn all day would form unhealthy ideas for how to make friends. Sure they could text their online friends, but nothing compares to hanging out and being present with someone. Students need that face to face interaction with people their age and adults, and this simply cannot happen if they are just video chatting into their classes.