Speaker Name(s): President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. , Robert A. Compton, Jan Morrison, Executive Director
Description: The documentary - Two Million Minutes - takes an in-depth look at secondary education in the United States as compared with India and China, and examines the implications this may have on the U.S. position in the global economy during the 21st century. The thought provoking film is helping to stimulate a much needed national discussion on solutions to what President Jackson has dubbed the "Quiet Crisis" in the U.S., as our science and engineering workforce begins to retire in record numbers, without enough young people being excited and prepared to replace them. NOTE This stream does not contain the actual "Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination" video, but rather only the groups discussion that followed the Rensselaer viewing.