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- It is not very suitable for the elementary stage: The child at this stage needs special
treatment that keeps him away from confusion, fear, and shyness, communicates
effectively with others, and gets used to adhering to school rules. Also, the child at
this stage learns best through play, activities, and outings with peers, if any. Partially
distance learning is much better in face to face-to-face learning.

- Rapid development in standards: This makes educational institutions constantly seek
to make amendments, and the amendments may sometimes be major to keep pace
with current developments.

- In the case of distance learning for children, there is a need for the presence of
parents to control the son as much as possible when attending lessons. This makes
parents forced to organize the time well between work and home to avoid something
that interrupts the student from his studies, such as sudden visits.

- Distance learning has its share of challenges and problems, but students can succeed
with the right tools. Distance learning provides an exceptional opportunity because
it provides the flexibility students need to succeed.

Terms related to distance learning.

Distance education is based on a set of modern technologies:

- Internet: The network can be used as an informational and educational medium at
the same time. An educational institution can announce its programs and provide them
to the beneficiary via the Internet.

- Video Conferences: This technology connects specialists and academics with their
students in scattered and remote locations through a high-capacity television network.
Every student can see and hear the specialist and academic advisor.

- Audio Conferences: Audio conference technology is less expensive compared to
video conferences and is easier to system and more flexible. It is an electronic
technology that uses a regular telephone and a conversation mechanism in the form
of telephone lines that connect the speaker (the lecturer) to the recipients (the students)
who are spread out in various places.

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