text: Distance learning would benefit students with long commutes. In one of her videos uploaded online, social media influencer Natalie Lynn states that her drive to school every morning is ninety minutes long because she lives in a rural area; in this video, she mentions that she is considering switching to online classes because her commute is affecting her academic performance, mental health, and physical health. Long commutes require students to wake up and get ready much earlier, which affects their physical health by causing them to lose sleep. These students also need to go to bed sooner than students with shorter commutes if they want to get a healthy amount of sleep, which might not give them a sufficient amount of time to complete their homework. Attending classes online from their own home allows students to have a normal sleep cycle and get a healthy amount of rest, resulting in them being more focused and retaining more information during class.