n we were quiteaive at that -- we were quite naive at the time. we have gotten very excited about this. there are times where it seems daunting. you have to go back and visit one of these great schools and meet with the kids and the teachers and remind yourself that this really can work. a you getre-dedicated to the cause. when you look at the numbers sometimes like with these budget things, you say how much progress can we make in the next 5-10 years. with the right focus, it brings a willingness to look at what really works and what does not even though it is a challenging situation. >> every governor here thank you for your commitment, both you and the foundation, to education. before i open it up to questions, i have one more question. as you travel the world with microsoft and now with the foundation, i am sure you have seen countries where we clearly will be in competition with them or are already that have got it right with respect to education or at least parts of it so that lessons learned for us as governors. can you share your thoughts