[Trump.Deplorable]

I am just saying, why do we spend billions on buses, buildings, teachers etc when all of this can be replaced with a data center at 1/100th of the cost

[GingisK]

It can't be replaced with a data center. An important part of the school experience includes things like band and orchestra, team sports, after school clubs, and social interaction. How much would students get out of Shakespeare if they couldn't act it out in class. The list goes on and on.

Besides, most online curriculum does not include much student/teacher discussions including a flexible question/answer opportunity. Most of it is even of lesser quality than what students can get in the classroom.

Given the phone/Facebook social environment, how would taking away even more face-to-face time be of much help? We are supposed to be living in a society, not separate cocoons interconnected by the Internet.