text: Distance learning would not benefit students because it relies on the individual being able to be more independent than they would normally be in a traditional classroom. A staple of successful education is having peers and extra resources to help answer questions as well as provide a different viewpoint of a topic. If a student is struggling while video conferencing with a teacher, the teacher can only provide a certain amount of help; the student would not be able to ask his desk buddy, as they would be alone at home. Meanwhile, in a classroom, there are many students who struggle initially yet can rely on their teacher, peers, after school help, and online resources that the institution has to offer.