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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Trends: Race To Nowhere---->Challenging Current Assumptions About How To Best Prepare The Youth Of America For Life
We live in a hyper-paced world. Most of us are over-scheduled and find it difficult to reconcile what we can do versus perceptions of what we should do. This is a well-established trend in American society.
So often, this hyper-pace is extended to our young people and expectations of them...based upon our perception of what will make them successful in life. This is one guiding theme in a new widely-acclaimed documentary called, "Race To Nowhere." In their words:
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.
In a grassroots sensation already feeding a groundswell for change,
hundreds of theaters, schools and organizations nationwide are hosting
community screenings during a six month campaign to screen the film
nationwide. Tens of thousands of people are coming together, using the
film as the centerpiece for raising awareness, radically changing the
national dialogue on education and galvanizing change.
I have yet to see the film.
If you are part of a screening in north Texas, I'd love an invite!
Posted at 8:41 AM (permalink)
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Keywords:
Trends, Race To Nowhere, Expectations Of Students, Counseling, College, School Reform
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