I would suggest that you get better at asking questions before you tackle such a HUGE topic. Start by defining what you mean by flawed. Then explain what you m

I would suggest that you get better at asking questions before you tackle such a HUGE topic. Start by defining what you mean by flawed. Then explain what you mean by prevent and lastly define what you mean by "learning on your own". Finally for a bit of contrast take a look at Sugata Mitra's Hole in the Wall experiment and contrast that with whatever idea you have about online self study.