text: Distance learning could also damage work ethic. If a student already does not want to do their work, and no one is there to punish them for not doing their work, why do it at all? While it is true many of them have good character and may do their work because they were told to, it is also true that many students will not do their work if no one is there to punish them (make them stay after class, detention, make them write sentences, ect.). A good letter grade may be plenty incentive for some to do the assignments they're given, but it may not be enough for others who don't really care about their grade. I'm sure the many parents who want to see their children do well, will make their child do the work they are assigned, their are always parents who wont.