It is not a secret that education plays an important role in the life of any individual. Currently, it is possible to use various approaches to getting knowledge and meeting personal, academic and developmental needs. Online learning and traditional learning are two popular ways to get an education. But can online education substate traditional learning?
Online Learning is a reality and gradually becoming part of formal education. During the Covid-19 the majority of countries, including us, have closed their schools and were switched to online learning. We all had to adapt to the new environment and learn in this training format. So, I can share about my experience of online learning and put forward advantages and disadvantages:
•	The main advantage for me was a convenient schedule and comfort. In my opinion, students can progress at their own pace and from their homeplaces. They have the flexibility to set their every-day routine and cultivate a personal learning atmosphere. Also, a lot of time is saved by avoiding time-wasting commute.
•	Lower costs. Online learning is cheaper than traditional one. Traditional education requires costs such as commuting to a faculty or college, accommodation and equipment for class.
•	Self-discipline and responsibility. Studying online requires more self-motivation and time-management skills, because you will spend a lot of time on your own without someone physically close to keep you focused on deadlines.
As for the disadvantages:
•	Online learning lacks face-to-face communication. Many of the students and teachers who inevitably spend much of their time online can start experiencing signs of social isolation, due to the lack of human communication in their lives. Social isolation coupled with a lack of communication often leads to several mental health issues such as heightened stress, anxiety, and negative thoughts.
•	Traditional education, as opposed to online learning, enhances quick study, memorization, and retention of learning materials. Schoolchildren and students are quick in their ability to memorize and retain learning materials during a traditional in-person home and school classroom education better than the way online learning does.
•	The problem with online learning is that it focuses mainly on developing theoretical knowledge rather than practical skills. After all, without face-to-face interaction and physical classrooms to use as a workshop, implementing practical projects in an online course requires much more advance planning than theoretical training.
In conclusion, online education has proved to be boon during the lockdown phase but it has some limitations. For my point of view, online learning cannot substitute traditional education. It should not replace the traditional way of education as it cannot fully replace the human relationships that develop in a group. 
It is not a secret that  
education
 plays an  
important
 role in the life of any individual.  
Currently
, it is possible to  
use
 various approaches to getting knowledge and meeting personal, academic and developmental needs.  
Online
  learning
 and  
traditional
  learning
 are two popular ways to  
get
 an  
education
.  
But
 can  
online
  education
  substate
  traditional
 learning?
Online  
Learning
 is a reality and  
gradually
 becoming part of formal  
education
. During the Covid-19 the majority of countries, including us, have closed their schools and  
were switched
 to  
online
  learning
. We all had to adapt to the new environment and learn in this training format.  
So
, I can share about my experience of  
online
  learning
 and put forward advantages and disadvantages:
•	The main advantage for me was a convenient schedule and comfort. In my opinion, students can progress at their  
own
 pace and from their  
homeplaces
. They have the flexibility to set their every-day routine and cultivate a personal  
learning
 atmosphere.  
Also
,  
a lot of
 time  
is saved
 by avoiding time-wasting commute.
•	Lower costs.  
Online
  learning
 is cheaper than  
traditional
 one.  
Traditional
  education
 requires costs such as commuting to a faculty or college, accommodation and equipment for  
class
.
•	Self-discipline and responsibility. Studying  
online
 requires more self-motivation and time-management  
skills
,  
because
 you will spend  
a lot of
 time on your  
own
 without someone  
physically
 close to  
keep
 you focused on deadlines.
As for the disadvantages:
•	Online  
learning
 lacks face-to-face communication.  
Many
 of the students and teachers who  
inevitably
 spend much of their time  
online
 can  
start
 experiencing signs of social isolation, due to the lack of human communication in their  
lives
. Social isolation coupled with a lack of communication  
often
 leads to several mental health issues such as heightened  
stress
, anxiety, and  
negative
 thoughts.
•	Traditional  
education
, as opposed to  
online
  learning
, enhances quick study, memorization, and retention of  
learning
 materials. Schoolchildren and students are quick in their ability to memorize and retain  
learning
 materials during a  
traditional
 in-person home and school classroom  
education
 better than the way  
online
  learning
 does.
•	The problem with  
online
  learning
 is that it focuses  
mainly
 on developing theoretical knowledge  
rather
 than practical  
skills
.  
After all
, without face-to-face interaction and physical classrooms to  
use
 as a workshop, implementing practical projects in an  
online
 course requires much more advance planning than theoretical training. 
In conclusion
,  
online
  education
 has proved to be boon during the lockdown phase  
but
 it has  
some
 limitations. For my point of view,  
online
  learning
 cannot substitute  
traditional
  education
. It should not replace the  
traditional
 way of  
education
 as it cannot  
fully
 replace the human relationships that develop in a group.