I’ve said before that high school is wayyyy too long.
Or, to be more precise, students spend wayyyyy too much time on irrelevant fluff (I’m referring to the going to/from, attendence activities, social dramas, and basic classroom blah blah–though there is certainly irrelevant fluff among the course offerings as well).
Well, a new documentary follows six students in three countries–China, India and the US–to show how the two million minutes of high school (do the math!) are spent.
Oh, wow. Just watching the trailer, I cringe when listening to the American students. I mean did they have to focus on a cheerleader who is excited about tailgate parties and sorority rush? Or the guy who has a full academic scholarship but hasn’t had to do much yet?
I’m hoping the movie shows something a little more encouraging regarding US education, but something tells me it’s going to feel like a Michael Moore film–you know, where you leave the theater shaking your head sadly or smacking your forehead in frustration.
Actually, I feel that way just contemplating the fact that students spend two million minutes in high school.
Anyway, take a look at the trailer for the film here:
1 Comment
October 17, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Wow…that looks incredible. Maybe it will help bring more widespread understanding of the things some of us have been trying to bring attention to. Thanks for pointing it out!