text: Arguers of this debate would say that distance learning should not be offered to students because it would be easy for a student to become unmotivated if not put in a classroom where ones teacher is continuously monitoring their work. While this is understandable because the students would be in the comforts of their home rather than in a school building, and would be required to complete assignments that they otherwise would not if not forced to, this argument is false. Students would still chose to complete their assignments and meet the deadlines, for the work that they are completing would still be a grade. Personally, when I was required to complete my online personal finance course, I remained motivated and dedicated to earning high marks. What I understood from my situation was that this online course would be a test of my success, and I took it just as seriously as I would if I was completing the course at my base school. Students would be just as motivated, if not more, to complete their distance learning, for they would be given the chance to complete the course on their own time in a comfortable environment to them.