It's been a bit since my last dispatch. Mostly because not much is happening. Our winter break got extended due to Covid. (Big Surprise, right?)
One issue that we have been discussing here lately is internet access. Specifically low income education based programs. One wall our students have been hitting is that yes, there are many programs out there for low income students that need access right now, but there is a catch. You either need to be in college or have a child in the local K-12 system. This creates what is commonly referred to as a hole. And it is an unfortunate hole because it can continue the cycle of poverty that many adult education students are trying to break. Think about it. You have a two year old in your house. You need a GED to advance at work, but you can't because the one job you managed to get does not pay enough to cover your bills and reliable quality internet. Thanks to the pandemic, all the GED programs are online. You can't improve your situation making it harder to provide for your child. That child now has a harder time escaping the very poverty that you are trapped in so the circle keeps on rolling along. It's this type of thing that people that love saying "Well why don't they just get a better job!" have absolutely no idea exists. This situation is a great example of how adult education is the Korean war of education. It's still going on, everybody just forgets about it.
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