2 million minutes

http://www.2mminutes.com

The site 2 million minutes refers to the time students spend in school from ninth grade until high school graduation.  Robert A. Compton and company follow the experiences of six students from the United States, China, and India through the course of what the filmmaker feels are the most crucial years in education.  The documentary gives a glimpse into the attitudes and work ethics these students apply to their schooling.  I feel that we as a country are falling behind in the global economy due to self inflicted wounds.  This film shows the seriousness with which students view their education abroad in comparison to the more laid back approach U.S. students appear to take.  Overseas they worry about competing in the work force while many of our own adolescents are concerned with getting into the right social group.  Which is more important for U.S. schools to focus on; the academic, social, vocational, or personal needs of students? If knowledge is truly power, and almost fifty percent of students in South Carolina do not graduate high school, I think the future of our country is at great risk.