Film Depicts China, India Besting U.S. in Schooling
Election-year message tied to use of high school years.
U.S. students spend too little time and effort on academics in high school, compared with harder-working young people in China and India, according to a new documentary being shown to “thought leaders” in states holding presidential primaries this winter.
The documentary, conceived and financed by high-tech entrepreneur Robert A. Compton, suggests that the difference in the way students use their roughly “two million minutes” in high school will seriously affect their economic futures and that of the United States.
“Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination” makes that point by giving viewers glimpses into the lives of six obviously talented students—two from each of the three countries—as they complete their senior...
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