High Quality Not So High

This week I read an article by Mr. Fisch called A Low-Fidelity Education. Basically, what the article said was that the standards for everything from consumer products, to education is becoming "good enough." We have lowered our expectations of what we need and have, so that it's almost not even worth it anymore. He mentioned several times that we want what we want when and where we want it. Its easier to go on the internet and pull information rather then wait to ask your teacher about it the next day. Even though they may have a better answer, its easier just to do it this way. Well if we don't seem to need our teachers and the face to face contact, then why should we go to school? Mr. Fisch said that by the year 2019, "over 50% of highschool classes will be taught online." That's sort of scary. Highschool is as much an educational purpose as it is a social purpose. It's not just about learning, but to also get involved in activities, make friends, go to dances and school functions. If we have online highschools, how are we going to do that? Think about it. We would sit at our house all day on the computer, not talking to anyone, just reading. There is no emotional bond between you and your teacher or classmates, and that's pretty sad. That's what makes highschool fun. Being able to walk through the halls and see all your friends, and sit next to that person you never really got to know, and have that oppurtunity. If we went to online highschools, we wouldn't know anyone. We wouldn't have friends, and we lose that social skill that is ever so needed in our life. We wouldn't know how to act or talk around people, and maybe I'm taking this too far, but highschool helps give us that skill, and without it, how would we survive in our own world?