Hello Mr. Compton,
Congratulations to you and your entire team on having such a fine documentary created. It was very clear and concise in highlighting the differences in the educational systems among the three countries in the race for global dominion.
I am an Indian student currently working on a doctoral degree from one of the premier institutes in the USA. I started my education in USA in 2006 with a Master’s degree program that I am following up with a PhD. I have approximately two years more before I graduate.
Starting next year I plan to hunt for jobs or opportunities in India that I could land or possibly help create upon graduation.
Many years post high school, there is an aspect of high school education that my Indian peers – friends and colleagues alike, and I can appreciate. The rigorous work hours, tight schedules, intense competition have all helped develop in us a profound sense of discipline and brevity. The two million minutes – to use your terminology – that we successfully applied to high school are actually recreated time and over again.
I found that out during some especially trying phases of college education when the struggles and successes of high school proved to be really inspirational. The standards were sure set and as was a pattern for future endeavors.
Some habits that I cultivated during my high school tenure are still with me and help me set priorities, easily break down demanding tasks, meet deadlines and not succumb to pressures associated with being a new scientist/researcher.
Schooling in India introduced me to my own strengths and creativity. Being able to count “in your head” and identifying physical phenomena in day to day life was a norm in India. It was something that my friends and I talked about as we walked to or from school.
Doing so in USA got me labeled a nerd. Do not get me wrong, I proudly wear that label but I just miss that ambiance back home where discussions over a cup of tea would range from the current western political scenario to the merits and plausibility of stem cell research or even something as the movies playing at the metroplex.
And it is for these reasons precisely that I plan to return back home [to India], the simple prospect to be able to find a group to discuss anything and everything with, to develop new ideas, new challenges and new opportunities.
The 2MM documentary simply strengthened my resolve.
J.P. - PhD candidate, Biomechanics
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