text: The first negative effect online classes have is the plentiful amount of distractions in a student's home which will cause him or her to lack in focus with the classes. I have taken many practice SATs at the library and on the desk in my bedroom, yet I always manage to do significantly better at the library due to the constant phone ringing, conversations within the household, and simple distractions in my house that take my attention away from what is actually important. In any household, there will always be distractions that will cause the students to not pay attention to their online class which ultimately destroys the whole purpose of receiving education at home. Although there may be distractions at an actual school, it does not amount to the distractions there are in one's household which will allow students to be focused on learning if they were to physically attend school. Students associate school with working hard and learning while they associate their home with relaxation. If students were to receive online schooling, instead of associating school with working hard they would begin to associate school with being lazy and laid back. This will create a mindset within these students that their online classes are not a priority; therefore causing these students to be even more distracted when video conferencing. This lack of focus on their education will lead to a lack of learning which is detrimental to these students in the end. The constant distractions at home is why online classes are not beneficial to the students.