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A charter school in New York City and a marathon runner from Boca Raton have both gone global. CBS' Mark Strassmann introduced us to Linda Quirk, who is committed to raising awareness for methamphetamine rehab programs by running races in the seven continents. For North America, she chose Boston; for Africa, Kenya; for Australasia, Australia; for Asia, China; for Europe, a Tyndall Report favorite, Iceland; for South America, an odd choice, Easter Island…just Antarctica to go. NBC substitute anchor Ann Curry designated the School for Global Leaders as a middle school that is Making a Difference by using world issues throughout its curriculum. It teaches science and English and social studies by using examples of Third World poverty and HIV/AIDS and global warming climate change. Curry questioned a student whose eyes were flooded with tears: "Is it too much to know this at your age?" "No," she answered between sobs, "because you have the opportunity to change the world if you want to."
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