text: Another reason online learning would not be beneficial is because students do not learn to be independent. As a teenager myself, growing up in a strict household slowed down the ability to rely on myself. If I had the opportunity to attend college in person, I would seize that opportunity since it would allow me to learn to be independent rather than relying on my parents. Additionally, many students who take online courses at home are able to cheat on their tests and exams. Since no one is watching them at home, they could easily look up the answers on a different device or ask their parents for help. A variety of college students claim that attending school far away from home pushes them to study on their own rather than leaning on their parents for comfort. Furthermore, continuing studies at the school itself opens the opportunity for students to take the risks and learn to mature faster instead of constantly be babied while continuing their education at home.