text: However, if students stay home and attend their classes through video conferencing what skills will they learn to give them an advantage in the real world, how will they ever know when to apply the information learned in school? If these students choose to go to college and get a doctoral or bachelors degree, they will once again be left behind, because when they were infront of their computer screen seven hours a day the only information they attained was how to type fast and memorize information. This is why attending school is an essential part of a students life, because they are given the opportunities to grow and retain information that is essential for a successful future.