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Posted: Feb 20, 2012 Parish library to show 'Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America's ... Monroe News Star The main branch on Stubbs Avenue in Monroe will present a public showing of “Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture” at 6 pm Monday at 6 pm There will be a time for exchange and discussion afterwards. “Race to Nowhere: The Dark ... and more » |
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Posted: Feb 17, 2012 Acclaimed Documentary Addresses Stresses Placed on Students Patch.com By Lori E. Switaj Race to Nowhere is an acclaimed documentary. The free screening is Monday, Feb. 20 Courtesy racetonowhere.com What is the toll we place on our children to succeed? Avon Lake PTA Council is hosting a free screening of the acclaimed ... and more » |
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Posted: Feb 17, 2012 Community events from Feb. 18 to Feb. 24 Northfield News Film • “Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture,” screens at 7:30 pm at St. Olaf's Tomson Hall 280. Discussion follows. Global Cinema Series • “Jurassic Park” screens at 7 pm at Carleton's Weitz Center for Creativity Cinema. |
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Posted: Feb 17, 2012 Commentary: A popular assignment: 'Homework-free weekend' Patriot-News The idea to give students a weekend free of extra work came from the award-winning documentary “Race to Nowhere,” by Vicki Abeles. The film investigates the “high-stakes, high-pressure culture” of American schools and the toll modern education is ... |
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Posted: Feb 16, 2012 Boulder Jewish News Are Our Children Too Stressed Out? Boulder Jewish News The result of her research is the documentary film, “Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture.” The film sheds light not only on our overtired, overstressed and over stimulated youth, but also on the burned-out teachers and ... |
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Posted: Feb 16, 2012 KSDK No homework? No problem! KSDK The idea started last year, after the parent teacher organization held a showing of the documentary, Race to Nowhere, which focuses on the pressure on students to achieve in a test-driven education system. After the showing, a group of AP English ... and more » |
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Posted: Feb 16, 2012 Troubled schools focus of movie at St. Stephen UMC South Charlotte Weekly St. Stephen United Methodist Church will show “Race To Nowhere” later this month – a movie highlighting some of the biggest concerns many have regarding the state of the country's education system. The movie tells the stories of burned-out educators ... |
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Posted: Feb 14, 2012 Issaquah Press Schools foundation's education-based film series debuts Issaquah Press That something ultimately led to the documentary “Race to Nowhere,” which will be shown at Issaquah High School on March 1. Doors open at 6 pm; the film starts at 6:30 pm A discussion follows from 8-9 pm The Issaquah Schools Foundation is sponsoring ... |
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Posted: Feb 14, 2012 Are kids today pushed too hard? Brookfield Elm Grove Now "Race to Nowhere" promotes itself as an examination of "what happens when personal best changes into personal nightmare" and proclaims "we are graduating a generation of young people who have been trained as robo-students." It is meant to be a dialogue ... |
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Posted: Feb 13, 2012 Community events from Feb. 15 to Feb. 21 Northfield News Film • “Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture,” screens at 7:30 pm at St. Olaf's Tomson Hall 280. Discussion follows. Exhibit • “Running the Numbers: Portraits of Mass Consumption,” large but intricate color images based on ... and more » |
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