I mean, if you've ever been a governor of a state, you understand the vast potential of broadband technology, you understand how hard it is to make sure that physics, for example, is taught in every classroom in the state. It's difficult to do. It's, like, cost-prohibitive.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Governors face immense challenges in implementing state-wide improvements like broadband and science education due to physical and financial limits.
- In plain terms
- Running a state involves difficult tasks like ensuring every classroom has physics taught.
- What can you take from it?
- State-level education and infrastructure projects often face significant cost and logistical barriers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the biggest barriers to education access in your state?
Another view
The quote simplifies complex educational and technological challenges into cost and physics alone.
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