subject: Distance Learning: An Iceberg For People To Be Concerned About [print this page] The world of current technologies makes people blind and unable to define the innovations that help people improve their lives and the innovations that can harm. For example, the idea of distance learning seems to be rather effective and helpful. People all over the world are able to get necessary education any time. However, distance learning has a number of negative points that may influence human life. Distance learning may be compared to an iceberg in an ocean: only the smallest and the most amazing part is observed. And the most dangerous part is hidden somewhere, and people can hardly recognized it at once.
If you do not want to sink the same way of how the passengers of Titanic sank after you choose distance learning, you should know a lot about its peculiarities, possible expenses, and results.
1Distance learning is a type of education that has to be controlled by a student only. However, not every student is mature enough to organize his/her life and work, this is why there are many cases when students drop their studies and spend their money in vain.
2Distance learning promotes privacy, and students are deprived of social interactions. All you need to do is to turn on your computer and spend several hours communicating with people you have never seen and completing different assignments.
3Distance learning takes time and promotes little support. If you face some difficulties with completing a task, you do not have a professional or another student at hand to ask for help. You need to spend more time and solve the appeared problem.
4Distance learning requires a number of technologies. To take courses online, you should have appropriate technologies and fast Internet. You cannot apply for financial aid to buy necessary things.
Consider these points and think whether you are ready to choose such type of education.
