Two Million MinutesThe documentary by Robert Compton compares and contrasts the education experiences of six students; two from each of the countries of India, China, and the United States.
. . . Two Million Minutes until high school graduation. . . Two Million Minutes to build their intellectual foundation. . . Two Million Minutes to prepare for college and ultimately career. . . Two Million Minutes to go from a teenager to an adult.
Interview with Robert Compton on Q&A on CSPAN
Read On @ Your Local Library:
Tough Choices or Tough Times: The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce by National Center on Education and the Economy - Wiley, John & Sons, 2008
~ shows how the dynamics of the global economy will lead to a steady decline in the American standard of living if this country does not undertake the first thorough overhaul of its education system in a century.
Last Good Job In America: Work and Education in the New Global Technoculture by Stanley Aronowitz - Rowman & Littlefield, 2008
~ one of the nation's leading critics of education, the world of work, and the labor movement shows how new technologies, labor, and education all are deeply intertwined in our culture and everyday lives
Higher Education in the World 2008 by Global University Network for Innovation - Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
~ annual report explores in depth the key issues facing Higher Education institutions in the 21st Century
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