The documentary 2 Million Minutes provides insight on the global competition that the U.S faces in science and math related job fields. It shows how hard working countries like China are to become successful engineers while the majority of American students have little interest in achieving the most that they can. Students in India spend most of their free time studying or in school in hope to gain an advantage over the rest of the world when trying to get a job or get into a good college. American students would rather have fun while they can and do enough to get by with average grades than set high goals and achieve them. I think that the U.S is going to be far behind other countries in terms of educated engineers and doctors because we take our education resources for granted. Although it is important to study and get good grades I feel that the amount of work that students in China and India apply is too overwhelming. Teenagers shouldn't be cooped up inside studying all day, they should have time for fun and enjoy themselves because life isn't all about getting a good job and becoming rich, I would rather enjoy my life than do homework and study all day just so I can make more money when I graduate college.
-Eric Dupuis
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