2 Million Minutes

I thought the movie 2 Million Minutes was very interesting and eye opening. It's very clear that schools in the United States are very different then the schools in China or India. Americans don't seem to be aware of the world around them and that they are competeing with the rest of the world. The first thing that really shocked me was how much time Americans spent on homework compared to the other schools. The average student in America spends about one hour a night on homework and this does not include weekend. Instead of having our main focus be academics we put a lot of emphasize on our athletics and social lives. The kids who are interviewed from the U.S admitt that they don't put a ton of time into studying and their school work, but the one's who were interviewed from the U.S got into the school of their choice and the student's interviewed from China and India did not get into the schools they wanted to because there education is so competitive. I noticed that in India they have very good family support. They families want them to stay focused on their future. Many of them decide what they want to do with their future at a very young age. China also seemed to have very strong supportive families. Since they are only allowed one child per family many of the families invest their money and efforts in to that childs future and education. Both of these countries put a very high emphasize on their studies, and less on sports and social events like the students in the United States do.