If feeling queasy because of what youve watched is a measure of how good a documentary is, then race to nowhere definitely succeeds. This remarkable new film shines a light on the price our kids pay for this. Vicki, many people listening to this will be quite familiar with your first documentary, called race to nowhere, which was produced in 2010. Race to nowhere makes some good points about our behemoth, dismal, and extraordinarily expensive education system. It is destroying our childrens love of learning and feeding an epidemic of unprepared, disengaged, and unhealthy students. The film tackles the tragic side of our often achievementobsessed culture, with interviews that explore the hidden world of overburdened schedules, student suicide, academic cheating, young people who have checked out. When it settles into more balanced surveying, explaining alternative means of education and gleaning stories from frustrated but hopeful teachers, race to nowhere becomes the rare documentary that provides legitimate answers to the questions it raises. Based upon my prior knowledge on educational policy, i immediately hypothesized that race to nowhere was a movie criticizing the current trends in educational policy. Overview of race to nowhere, 2010, directed by jessica congdon, with at turner classic movies.
A video from a screening of the film, race to nowhere hosted by kinza academy at uc berkeley and featuring a discussion with nabila hanson and hamza yusuf. In the 2010 documentary, race to nowhere, directed by vicki abeles the school system is portrayed through the interviews that consist of parents, students, admission officers, teachers, and. Race to nowhere can be screened for free until january 31st on the films website, and is also available on traditional streaming services. Beyond measure filmrace to nowhere beyond measure film. Are the young people of today prepared to step fully and productively into their future. The film will be followed by a brief panel discussion with panelists dr. Nov, 2010 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.
Race to nowhere presents one filmmakers perspective on what is happening to american children as a result of current policies and practices focused on testing, performance and competition. 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. Watch race to nowhere trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Watch race to nowhere online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Race to nowhere is a film that calls us to challenge current thinking about how we prepare our children for success. 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. As i scanned the various headlines in search of an interesting article to blog about, the words race to nowhere immediately caught my eye and sparked my interest. The film tackles the tragic side of our often achievementobsessed culture, with interviews that. Race to nowhere is a closeup look at the pressures on todays students, offering an intimate view of. September 10, 2010 vicki abeles turns the personal political, igniting a national conversation in her 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. It isnt often that a third of a movie audience sticks around to discuss its message, but that is the effect of race to nowhere, a look at the downside of childhoods spent on. Jan 27, 2010 this feature is not available right now.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Parents embrace race to nowhere, on pressures of school. When in about the 100th minute we are finally taken to an alternative to the rat race, a joyous school started by blue man group, i wanted to stand up and cheer. While the film s interviews with students, parents and. This remarkable new film shines a light on the price our kids pay for this race to nowhere. Suggestions are given at the end of the film for students, teachers, parents, principals. A concerned motherturnedfilmaker aims her camera at the highstakes, highpressure culture that has invaded our schools and our childrens lives. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the brink by overscheduling, overtesting and the relentless pressure to achieve, race to nowhere points to a silent epidemic in our schools. Several months into the film s development, without any. Race to nowhere is a film containing stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students arent developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do whats best for their children.
Its attempts to cover so many topics, while clearly out of control, are also commendable. One of the high school pupils i talked to, natan, gave us the film s title when he said students get caught up in a race to nowhere. Join the nationwide campaign for healthy children and thriving students. Race to nowhere is a closeup look at the pressures on todays students, offering an intimate view of lives packed with activities, leaving little room for downtime or family time. Madeline levine, author of the bestseller, the price of privilege, dr. The race to nowhere bridging differences education week. Sep 16, 2016 featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the brink by overscheduling, overtesting and the relentless pressure to achieve, race to nowhere points to a silent epidemic in our schools. Race to nowhere school reform has become an urgent national issue and 2010 is the year of the education film. Apr 24, 2015 featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the brink by overscheduling, overtesting and the relentless pressure to achieve, race to nowhere.
From nonprofit advocacy groups to global corporations, from elementary school gyms to synagogue sanctuaries, from collegewide events to a librarys local moms group, race to nowhere has been embraced far and wide by all those passionate about changing our education system for the better. Named by as one of 10 education documentaries you dont want to miss, race to nowhere brings communities together to spark dialogue and galvanize change in americas schools. Vicki abeles created this documentary film to bring attention to some of. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students who have been pushed to the brink by the relentless pressure to achieve, race to nowhere points to a silent epidemic in our schools where cheating has become commonplace. Race to nowhere implies to the teenagers that there is no future, why bother. Ostensibly an examination of a dry but crucial issue, vicki abeless race to nowhere hews too closely to the claims and protests of its student subjects to ever feel truly objective. Tens of thousands of people are coming together, using the film as the centerpiece for raising. As race to nowhere demonstrates, the intense pressures they face, sometimes before theyve reached the doubledigit age bracket, continue to take their toll. Food for thought, race to nowhere a film by vicki abeles duration. Race to nowhere 2010 stream and watch online filmmakers examine the stress placed on todays young students in terms of competitiveness and overscheduling.
The new film race to nowhere will be shown on thursday, november 4, 2010 in the aquinas theater at 6. Jun 27, 2018 race to nowhere makes some good points about our behemoth, dismal, and extraordinarily expensive education system. Race to nowhere screening by kinza academy with hamza. Parents today are expected to raise highachieving children, who are good at everything. Race to nowhere tyro helmer vicki abeles analyzes the ills of the educational system. Named by as one of 10 education documentaries you dont want to miss, race to nowhere brings communities together to spark dialogue and. Cnns julie peterson talks with a group of teachers about film. The film premiered on september 10, 2010 at the 67th venice international film festival and was nominated for the golden lion, but won jury award special lion for career achievement. Watch race to nowhere online stream full movie directv. The film discusses the high pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our childrens lives.
The new documentary race to nowhere is getting a lot of buzz with its attack on the nations school system which, according to the film, goes. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people across. Race to nowhere features nonstop evangelizing by education industry. A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the culture of hollow achievement and pressure to perform that has invaded americas schools. Vicki abeles was moved to make the film race to nowhere to bring. So to launch right in, because i know weve got a lot to cover today. The dark side of americas achievement culture may be the most popular documentary in america without a theater distribution deal. Waiting for superman about the plight of our public schools, and race to nowhere about student stress and the ineffectiveness of schools in preparing students for college lots of busy work race for an inadequate end result nowhere. Road to nowhere was shot in western north carolina from july to august 2009, before moving to europe. The 10th annual race to nowhere was held on saturday, february 23, 2008, at the athletic club of overland park 10440 marty, overland park, ks.
If you have a highschooler, the film will either have you secondguessing their academic and extracurricular load or patting yourself on the back if youve been careful about making sure that theyre not overwhelmed. But it carefully avoids any mention of the primary block to any reform of that system. Race to nowhere tyro helmer vicki abeles analyzes the ills of the educational system, with race to nowhere. As a movie, race to nowhere is unfortunately depressingly linear, which means that, at the end of the day, its not a great film. 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. Race to nowhere 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Race to nowhere 2010 filmmakers examine the stress placed on todays young students in terms of competitiveness and overscheduling.
Cheating is commonplace, stressrelated illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and ironically. Race to nowhere is an attempt to cast a light and raise awareness to these problems, which are part of a larger tend where adultled structured activities came to dominate virtually all nonsleeping time of students, in school, at home, or in the countless places they are chauffeured to and from. Using this 240page guide, which includes exercises, sample action materials and research resources, parents, educators and community leaders can gain concrete ideas for directing change in homes, classrooms, schools and communities. Race to nowhere 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. May 25, 2011 the race to nowhere adding the pressure of highstakes testing to the pressures of poverty. We had a production meeting at 3pm at a greek restaurant on w.
Why race to nowhere documentary is wrong the washington post. Race to nowhere is an awardwinning documentary that highlights the unintended consequences of our pressurecooker culture and education system. Race to nowhere targets academic pressures nbc nightly. Filmmakers examine the stress placed on todays young students in terms of competitiveness and overscheduling. Hearing that the governor of new york plans to raise student test scores from twenty percent to. October 17, 2010 filed under unschooling tagged unschooling. Race to nowhere theatrical trailer original youtube. Books filter by books by experts in the film college documentaries to see education great gadgets great reads about life homework music from race to nowhere parenting books raising a reader related to issues the film raises. Race to nowhere is a 2009 documentary film written by maimone attia and directed by vicki abeles and jessica congdon. As a bystander, watching the speedy parade of schoolers rush byhurrying from one extracurricular activity to the next, doing homework late into the night, taking sat prep classes and ap classes and heaven knows what other weighty acronymic. Sep 23, 2010 race to nowhere is an attempt to cast a light and raise awareness to these problems, which are part of a larger tend where adultled structured activities came to dominate virtually all nonsleeping time of students, in school, at home, or in the countless places they are chauffeured to and from. While the films interviews with students, parents and educators tend toward the repetitious, the hammering of the same bulletpoint ideas time and again only lends greater urgency to this expos. Probably the intention of first time movie maker is to depict the issues that teenagers are facing, the problem with our educational systems or the need for change.
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