Race to Nowhere: The dark side of america's achievement culture

[Hannah Bell]

Director Vicki Abeles turns the personal political, igniting a national conversation in her new documentary about the pressures faced by American schoolchildren and their teachers in a system and culture obsessed with the illusion of achievement, competition and the pressure to perform. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students aren’t developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do what’s best for their kids, Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in our schools: cheating has become commonplace, students have become disengaged, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.

Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.

Featured in the film:

•Dr. Madeline Levine, Clinical Psychologist and author of the best-seller, The Price of Privilege
•Dr. Wendy Mogel, Clinical Psychologist and author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
•Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, Adolescent Medicine Specialist, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
•Dr. Deborah Stipek, Dean of the School of Education at Stanford University
•Dr. Denise Pope, Co-Founder, Challenge Success, Stanford University
•Sara Bennett, Founder, Stop Homework

http://www.racetonowhere.com/