While El Shawy maintains hope that architects, designers, owners, and administrators will make a commitment to school architecture in the future, he observes that many once-developing countries (i.e., Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia) are not currently committed to the development of education. He voices his concern: “It is important to understand that educational buildings and school design is a major part of this needed development. You cannot achieve good development in education without taking care of the learning environment.”