Implementing the Internet into an educational structure requires an investment in technological infrastructure, hardware, software and specialists. The price tag of such an endeavour is not small and can easily be out of the reach of many educational institutions. Depending on the extent to which the Internet is to be involved, the infrastructure can include the installation of Local Area Networks, upgrading of communication lines, the establishment of links to the Internet and the subsequent investment in connectivity, the acquisition of software and upgrading of hardware to accommodate the increased demands in computing power. Many smaller institutions and districts will view these costs as prohibitive and will consider these barriers insurmountable. Such fears are realistic and innovative approaches to solutions will need to be considered.
Politicians are very similar to grass in that they like to bend with the wind.
Public opinion becomes political willpower which can both help and hinder the opportunities of using the Internet in the educational system. When public opinion is pushed toward a negative view, the Internet will be seen as a great black dragon that is attempting to breach the castle walls and every effort must be made to repel its hideous attacks. On the other hand, if the public views the Internet as a positive change, it will be seen as a white knight on a beautiful black stallion racing to lift the siege on the castle and save the inhabitants. Presently, both views can be found, leading to a sense of confusion amongst the castle's inhabitants. In this very confusion, resistance to adopting the Internet will be spawned like a plague slowly working its way through the populace.