The educational world is besieged by companies convinced that their technology is not only the solution to our educational woes, but a fat business opportunity waiting to be exploited. Teachers in classrooms have been burned so many times by technology that fails to deliver and uneven implementation across the district, that they instinctively cover their wallets every time a new company shows up promising to "revolutionize" education.
Remember "Baby Einstein"? The company (owned by Disney) makes promises about how using their products will help develop young minds and was contradicted by researchers at the University of Washington. Lawsuits between Disney and UW followed, but Disney did ultimately offer refunds to parents that bought the DVD's. This is a classic example of a for-profit company making dubious claims about the educational value of their product.
And Educators get these proposals all - the - time. I've been in the educational/web space for 20 years, and frankly, nothing turns me off faster then saying your new start-up is going to solve education problems. Maybe it will, but you'd better be different then the long line of failed products before you...