I'm 72. I've been traveling and backpacking, not touring, the world since I was 19. I've been to all of the continents and dozens of islands in the Pacific. I've been to places most people can't find on a map or even pronounce. I've watched three little kids (very little) hike a 5 kilometer road to school every morning in the Amazon jungle each carrying a sack of potatoes to sell to the small grocery store before starting classes in the back of the store. They shared desks and pencils. Yet, they were eager to learn and studied hard every night beyond just the homework they were assigned. They knew the value of education just by watching the river barges going by and seeing people able to afford shoes walking the decks. I've seen this in the Yasawa Islands and in New Guinea. I've seen it in Africa where parents get together to buy worn books from the U.S. These kids learn. They know as much or more than my kids knew at the same age. The difference? The kids wanted to learn. They valued education. Money didn't make them good students, they made themselves good students. Money will not improve education. It starts with the family and the kids. It starts with a library card, not a computer. All the money in the world won't make a difference if the kid doesn't want to learn.