Many people join distance-learning programmes (study material, post, TV, Internet) and study at home, but some people think that it cannot bring the same benefit as attending colleges or universities does.Do you agree or disagree?

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Many people join distance-learning programmes (study material, post, TV, Internet) and study at home, but some people think that it cannot bring the same benefit as attending colleges or universities does.
Do you agree or disagree?

Distance learning, a modern phenomenon, has become widely popular especially after the invention of the internet. In the pre-internet era, it was confined to posts, TV and could attract a nominal number of leaners. Despite a boom in home-based learning trend, it is not as much beneficial as attending a formal educational institute, as far as I am concerned.

To begin with, a university does not aim to teach only some textbook lessons to its pupils. Rather it focuses on creating an enlightened generation through a favourable environment where students learn to interact with each other, discover the diversity of cultures, and learn to face challenges. Some video scripts and printed documents cannot teach them how to use those in the practical world. For instance, someone who learns a skill online finds it difficult to implement it in the real world. Thus their poor performance in professional life is imminent.

Moreover, instructors have extensive experience in dealing with students from different backgrounds and modify their lessons according to the capacity of the students. This is completely absent in the distance learning method and thus the single-package-fits-all model is less productive. Taking an online course to learn to play the guitar could be a classic example. A recent study by the University of Sussex reveals that nine out of ten online guitar learners fail to master it due to the lack of motivation and this is where the formal education comes in - motivating students. Taking distance learning courses for learning a programming language, or how to cook a cuisine can be useful for many. But this can never be the alternatives to education we receive from the colleges or universities.

To conclude, we attend colleges or higher educational institutes to learn about life, to bring out the best in us and become enlightened citizens, not to memorise lessons and pass exams. While distance learning can be an added bonus to our already enlightened mind, it can never be the same as studying at a college or university.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 254, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to trend'
Suggestion: to trend
.... Despite a boom in home-based learning trend, it is not as much beneficial as attend...
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Line 3, column 93, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Rather,
...ly some textbook lessons to its pupils. Rather it focuses on creating an enlightened g...
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Line 3, column 500, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...cult to implement it in the real world. Thus their poor performance in professional ...
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Line 7, column 222, Rule ID: ADDED_BONUS[1]
Message: This phrase might be redundant. Use simply 'bonus'.
Suggestion: bonus
...xams. While distance learning can be an added bonus to our already enlightened mind, it can...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, if, moreover, so, thus, while, for instance, to begin with

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 13.1623246493 84% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 7.85571142285 89% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 10.4138276553 125% => OK
Relative clauses : 4.0 7.30460921844 55% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 21.0 24.0651302605 87% => OK
Preposition: 49.0 41.998997996 117% => OK
Nominalization: 14.0 8.3376753507 168% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1729.0 1615.20841683 107% => OK
No of words: 336.0 315.596192385 106% => OK
Chars per words: 5.14583333333 5.12529762239 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.28139028586 4.20363070211 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.08404979468 2.80592935109 110% => OK
Unique words: 198.0 176.041082164 112% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.589285714286 0.561755894193 105% => OK
syllable_count: 551.7 506.74238477 109% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 5.43587174349 92% => OK
Article: 3.0 2.52805611222 119% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 0.809619238477 371% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.76152304609 105% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 16.0721442886 100% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.2975951904 103% => OK
Sentence length SD: 43.5323155828 49.4020404114 88% => OK
Chars per sentence: 108.0625 106.682146367 101% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.0 20.7667163134 101% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.9375 7.06120827912 56% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 5.01903807615 80% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.67935871743 81% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.9879759519 100% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 3.4128256513 147% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.176742279884 0.244688304435 72% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0503843685068 0.084324248473 60% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0332240148934 0.0667982634062 50% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.1065748732 0.151304729494 70% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.033094364283 0.056905535591 58% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.3 13.0946893788 102% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 50.2224549098 100% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.3001002004 102% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.59 12.4159519038 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.38 8.58950901804 109% => OK
difficult_words: 100.0 78.4519038076 127% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 9.78957915832 123% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.1190380762 103% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.7795591182 111% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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