education is a necessity to flourish. reading and writing and the ability to do math and understand history and civics, not just important for the individuals but also for the country itself. the pandemic and our response and reaction to it are issues worth analyzing, there were challenges in education long before the covid virus struck. from safety at school to preparing students for work or college to social integration and learning to exist and thrive within the broader community, these are just some of the things we ask our educators and school systems to do. then the external factors there are a shortage of teachers, our schools have become targets for those who seek to prey to the must vulnerable. those who want schools to be more than places to learn, but political battle feels and social laboratories where the differences which exist in other areas of life manifest themselves, education, knowledge, pursuit of learning remain at the core not only of powerful force for