Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion.
Major OwensTechnology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program that provides laptops for all youngsters would close a gap that most of us are not aware of, or will not admit to, which is a tremendous gap in the poor communities.
Major OwensWe can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere.
Major OwensHe testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,' the costs were very small. They were less than they'd had to spend to host a convention of transportation executives. The cost was not that great.
Major Owens