text: Distance learning students would also miss out on important development of social skills that most young people learn by attending school. The ability to form connections with other human beings is most likely one of the most helpful skills a single person could learn. Whether that ability helps them get a job interview or meet new and interesting people, their life can only benefit from possessing that skill. With that being said, lack of physical connection for distance learning students could put them further back in their development of social skills.