text: Alongside the strong character traits acquired by students through distance learning, students are allowed the opportunity to expand and develop hobbies. For example, my friend, who is home-schooled, commented, "I have much more time on my hands that in one day, I go practice boxing, learn to play the ukulele, volunteer at the senior citizens home, spend time with friends, and study" (Generic_Name). Because of their time-management skills, students are able to set aside time to perform other tasks and hobbies during the day. As proven by my friend's comment, students are able to execute different kinds of tasks in just one day without having a time-restriction due to school hours. If students were to personally keep attending schools, about eight hours from their day is lost due to the fact that there are only so many hours in a day. Due to distance learning, students are given the opportunity to expand in certain aspects and hobbies in their lives such as art, cooking, sports, etc... and they may also discover new talents or obtain jobs - allows for self-discovery. This also teaches students what the assistant principal at my school always reminds his students, and that is, "There is more to life than academics" (Generic_Name). Distance learning offers various benefits in students' lives such as the possibility to develop hobbies.