Sunday, October 18, 2009
2 Million Minutes
Ran across this trailer while wondering through the endless depths of the Al Gore creation, internet. It has an interesting concept, judge US kids against other rising countries in education and see how the go up against each other.
Looking into different countries and seeing how their education system ranks against the United States is always something worth looking into. What is being done differently? Should we put more money into the school systems or is it a matter of methods? Do we care more about being "well rounded" or scores?
This is the trailer, but from what I've seen in the bits and pieces of the documentary on YouTube, there is the same information being taught (usually) but the focus of the material is different. At one point it is argued that the United States focuses more on extracurricular activities. The other countries have a larger focus on education and the majority of the day, and years, stays focused on learning the material only rather than engaging in sports and other activities.
Is this really the deal? Does multitasking take away from education? Is that the huge flaw? Or is it something else?
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Dear Ms. Taylor
ReplyDeleteTo answer your questions:
1- yes, multi-tasking takes away from the depth of learning, in my experience.
2- I employ over 1,000 Asians in India and China between the ages of 21 and 30. They are much more intellectually prepared for the high-tech tasks I give them (I'm Chairman or CEO of several high-tech companies) than the 1,500 US young adults I employ.
3- The education - on average - in India, China, most of the EU, Canada and Russia is superior in K-12.
Bob Compton
Executive Producer
Two Million Minutes
Taylor - This article has been making the rounds at school. Check it out!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.boston.com/community/moms/articles/2009/10/22/teachers_house_calls_make_pupils_parents_feel_at_home/