text: Some may argue that providing students with the option of distance learning may allow them to be lazy. Because the student is not actually present in the classroom, the teacher has little control over what the student does. I agree that there are likely to be several students that would not make efficient use of the online learning system, which is why it should not be employed for every student that asks for it. Rather, distance learning should be used for the students who need it. They will understand that distance learning is their way of attending class and will take their work seriously because of it.