There are some flies in the ointment. University isn't simply about learning a bunch of stuff, but about exposure to the world and other people. On the frivolous level that includes drinking and partying and sports, university lifestyle really is very different to real life. On a serious level it involves interacting with a bunch of total strangers, and so on.
I don't think there's much wrong with distance learning on the pure learning front, although not being able to chat with your lecture-buddy on the way home abut the lecture, and other such 'casual learning opportunities', may be missed. But Just learning stuff is what you do at school; higher education should be a life-changing thing.
I don't think there's much wrong with distance learning on the pure learning front, although not being able to chat with your lecture-buddy on the way home abut the lecture, and other such 'casual learning opportunities', may be missed. But Just learning stuff is what you do at school; higher education should be a life-changing thing.
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