text: Distance learning limits the student to a connection by way of a pixelated display which in many cases can make most students feel less connected to their teachers. Teachers are the people who shape the next generation of society and their impact of that next generation is reduced when they are not able to talk with their student in person. Bonds are more easily formed through face-to-face interaction. Teachers are probably one of if not the most important players in shaping the youth and they lose their ability to have that impact through distance learning. For example, it can be said that most adults who have completed school can name at least one teacher who has had a positive impact due to the bond that they shared. In some cases teachers can even replace the role of a father or mother figure in a student's life.