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Robert A. Compton, creator and executive producer of the documentary film ‘Two Million Minutes,” will be at 妻友社区 on Thursday, Nov. 13, to introduce the screening of his provocative work. Following the hour-long film, he will provide additional comments and respond to audience questions. Compton’s presentation will begin at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center (PAC). The PAC is located at the corner of Plant Drive and Chandler Road in Statesboro, and the event is free and open to the public. Educators are encouraged to attend. ‘This film, combined with Robert Compton’s discussion, is a tremendous opportunity to learn more about the universal importance of education today,” said Cindi Chance, dean of the聽College聽of聽Education聽at聽Georgia聽Southern. ‘U.S.聽schools are facing chronically low scores in math and science, and this film underscores the importance of addressing this issue immediately.” Compton聽estimates that young people around the world spend two million minutes in four years of high school. In exploring the many ways that high school students in聽China,聽India, and the聽United States聽use this time, he searches for answers to the film’s primary question: Are we doing enough with the time our students spend in school to ensure the best future for all? ‘Two Million Minutes” profiles six high school students, two in the聽U.S., two in聽India, and two in聽China, to learn how they spend their high school years. While all face common adolescent pressures, how they use their academic time varies in each culture.In addition to the students, the film includes interviews with specialists in education, math, science, economics, and business from all three nations. Compton聽has had a distinguished business career as a venture capitalist, as former president of a New York Stock Exchange company, as the entrepreneur founder of four companies, and as an investor in more than a dozen businesses. After traveling the world extensively in 2005 and 2006 he was inspired to author a blog, publish a book titled ‘Blogging through聽India,” and to create ‘Two Million Minutes.” Compton’s presentation is organized by the聽College聽of聽Education聽and is funded by a grant from the Campus Life Enrichment Committee (CLEC). For more information on the film, visit聽 To learn more about the聽College聽of聽Education, visit聽 妻友社区,聽a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University, offers more than 120 degree programs serving nearly 18,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement.聽The University, one of聽Georgia’s largest, is a top choice of聽Georgia’s HOPE scholars and is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit:聽. – See more at: http://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/news/pressrelease.php?id=1726#sthash.CeaAHH7t.dpuf