> If the material to be learned is well-defined I believe that students staying at home with their phones will learn the material much faster. Extremely wrong.

> If the material to be learned is well-defined I believe that students staying at home with their phones will learn the material much faster. Extremely wrong. Most people don't have the will and motivation to learn complex stuff on their own without external pressure, especially stuff they're not naturally interested in. There's a reason people still go to college despite all the knowledge being available freely online. There's great value in learning in a structured environment alongside peers with whom you can freely exchange knowledge.