Online Education Will Not Replace Traditional Education Online courses are saturating the globe. While various options are available, how to fully implement the online courses is still a problem that must solve. Opinion is still divided about the choices between online education and traditional education. Some say it’s so convenient that it may replace traditional education. However, in my opinion, traditional schooling is irreplaceable. To begin with, the lack of face-to-face communication can serve as a barrier to critical thinking. Since online classes are taken through the Internet, the chances are that students are not able to communicate with their teachers or classmates. The point-to-point problem-solving pattern usually leads to misunderstanding and confusion. On the other hand, in a traditional classroom, you can update your ideas with everyone and get feedback immediately from another perspective. That’s one thing online classes can never achieve. Secondly, the recording systems of online courses can be used as an excuse leading to absences. Students with little perseverance will delay their time for taking classes. Once it becomes a habit, they will fall behind the schedule. It’s like a strange circle, the untaken courses will pile up until one day they finally give up studying. To conclude, though the new online courses brought such convenience to our lives, it’s still too early to just let it replace traditional education.