Capacity Building - from 2.5 miles

Taking a jaunt down a quiet neighborhood.  I'm working my way to being able to walk 10 miles.  That's my goal.  It is out there for me as my usual length of time in walking is about 2 to 2.5 miles.  

I walked 2.5 miles away from my home which means I have to walk back - which is 5 miles.  Holy cow did that hurt. That's with stretching. I just realized I'd rather deal with the type of pain 

It seems I have to set for a particular destination. As I'm walking along the path I find it helps me to organize thoughts that seem to knock around my brain. I definitely am an old broad with a lot of opinions. 

Here's a thought that's been knocking around my brain. Schools across the nation are doing remote learning. The issue of access and equity are looming large. I was at a favorite computer store returning an item. I saw that a parent, in frustration, had returned a popular tablet, keyboard and pen. My curiosity peaked, I asked what was the complaint. The cashier said the parent returned all of the items because the child did not know how to use the tablet.

The action of returning the items points to two major pieces that needs to occur that requires the cooperation of funding and education. One, parents need to get the company care package so that they have 90 days of being able to get complete support to set up the tablet to the keyboard to the pen. Two, there needs to be oversight as to how school systems and parents across this great nation will be able to have schools and children to have access to broadband to do the wide range of assignments. That requires coordination in talking to all of the tech companies that deal with broadband access So in just a month, the child does not have a tool he or she will be able to travel particularly when there is an option of returning to school in a blended learning model.