TWO MILLION MINUTES A SchoolCommunity Discussion

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TWO MILLION MINUTESA School-Community Discussion
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FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

• The purpose of education is to prepare students
  to be
• Successful learners in postsecondary education
• Responsible citizens
• Productive members of a
  global economy

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FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

• Schools
• Are capable of changing.
• Must change on a regular basis if they are going
  to prepare students for success in an
  ever-changing society.

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FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

• Teachers
• Care about their students
• Want their students to achieve at a high level

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FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

• Parents
• Care about their children.
• Want their children to achieve at a high level.

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FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

• Community members
• Care about the communitys children.
• Want the communitys children to achieve at a
  high level.

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Global Economy ? Outsourcing
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• Two Types of Jobs
• Low-skill, repetitive
• 2. High skill, inventive

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WORKFORCEOutsourcing
Outsourcing occurs when a firm subcontracts a
business function to an outside supplier. Worker
Availability Worker Wage Requirements Worker
Education
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Worker Availability and Wage Requirements
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LOW-SKILL WORKFORCEManufacturing
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HIGH-SKILL WORKFORCEComputer Programmer
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Worker Education
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EDUCATION SYSTEMSContent
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EDUCATION SYSTEMSStudent Tasks
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If you were the CEO, where would send your
companys work?
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IF YOU WERE THE C.E.O., where would you send your
LOW-skills jobs?
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IF YOU WERE THE C.E.O., where would you send your
HIGH-skills jobs?
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WORKFORCEOutsourcing
Outsourcing occurs when a firm subcontracts a
business function to an outside supplier.
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WORKFORCEOutsourcing

• The reduction of communication costs and the
  standardization of software packages have now
  made it possible to easily outsource
• Customer services
• Telemarketing
• Document management
• Medical transcription
• Tax preparation
• Financial services

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WORKFORCEOutsourcing
WHAT CEOS SAY Everything you can send down a
wire is up for grabs. Nandan Nilekani, CEO,
Infosys Technologies, India There is no job that
is Americas God-given right anymore. Carly
Fiorina, Former CEO, Hewlett-Packard, U.S.A.
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Why did Robert Compton make this film?
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TWO MILLION MINUTESRobert Compton

• Todays technology allows companies to send
  high-wage work all over the world.
• Companies send jobs to countries where workers
• ? Are highly educated
• ? Can use skills to master complex, technical,
  and growing fields
• ? Know how to learn
• ? Can adapt to change
• ? Work at the most efficient cost

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• ROBERT COMPTON
• Investments in India and China.
• Very impressed with Indian and Chinese workers
• Visited the schools where they were educated
• Shocked

Global education standards have passed us by.
We are being passed by in the two largest
countries with the two fastest growing economies
in the world . . . India and China.
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What will you see in this film?
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SOLUTIONS
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TWO MILLION MINUTESExperts
Higher Education Policy Makers Government
Agencies High-Tech Companies Non-Profit
Organizations
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TWO MILLION MINUTESData
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How do students spend their time? What do they
learn?
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TWO MILLION MINUTESStudents
India China United States
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High Schools in the Film
1/3 of all schools in India are for-profit
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Colleges in the Film - Competitiveness
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Listen for these remarks
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2MM Remark
Two Million Minutes 2007
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2MM Remark
Vived Wadhwa Executive in Residence Duke
University 2007
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2MM Remark
Shirley Ann Jackson Former Chairman U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission 2007
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TWO MILLION MINUTESScouting the Competition
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TWO MILLION MINUTES
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GUIDED DISCUSSION
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PARENT REALITY
What do parents in India and China believe their
children deserve? Our children deserve . . .
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From the perspective of Indian and Chinese
parents Our children deserve
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PARENT REALITY
What do parents in the U.S. believe their
children deserve? Our children deserve . . .
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From the perspective of U.S. parents Our
children deserve
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EDUCATION REALITY
What challenges do U.S. teachers face when
trying to educate students at a rigorous level?
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Challenges faced by U.S. teachers
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ECONOMIC REALITY
Does it matter to a global employer if an
applicant comes from a country that educates all
students?
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ECONOMIC REALITY
Does it matter to a global employer if an
applicant spent 20 hours a week on a hobby during
high school?
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ECONOMIC REALITY
Does the degree to which the citizens of an
applicants country are hungry to improve their
standard of living matter to a global employer?
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ECONOMIC REALITYWhat does ready mean in a global
economy?
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COLLEGE REALITYWhat do colleges evaluate?
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THE BOTTOM LINE

• If we
• ? care about our students,
• ? understand global economics,
• we can no longer do business as usual.
• We must
• ? do whatever it takes
• to help all students learn at a globally
  competitive standard.

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SELF STUDY

• Do we have high enough expectations of our
  students?
• Is the content that we teach rigorous enough?
• Are our students engaged in their learning?
• Do teachers use classroom assessments to evaluate
  the success of their instructional strategies?

Based on Elements of High Achieving Schools,
American Student Achievement Institute, 2007
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SELF STUDY

• Do all students engage in extra help activities
  to help them learn at a high level?
• Do our students see the personal connection
  between what they learn at school and their
  futures?
• Do our students learn in an environment that
  supports learning?
• ? Disciplined environment
• ? Adequate resources for all students
• ? Appropriate balance of academic and other
  activities

Based on Elements of High Achieving Schools,
American Student Achievement Institute, 2007
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FACT
Many U.S. elementary, middle, and high schools
(and their communities) are making the changes
necessary to enable all students to become both
well-rounded and academically prepared for a
global economy.
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WHO CAN HELP US?
In Indiana American Student Achievement
Institute www.asainstitute.org 812-669-0006 Oth
er states U.S. Department of Education List
of school reform models www.ed.gov/about/offices
/list/ ovae/pi/hs/reform.html
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What should be our next steps?
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WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world. Indeed,
it is the only thing that ever has. -- Margaret
Mead
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TWO MILLION MINUTESA Public Discussion
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