"The stress definitely first comes from home. A's and B's are what my parents expect." Isaiah

On October 4th, 2010 Schools for Children participated in a nationwide screening of the critically acclaimed  documentary Race To Nowhere. This film calls attention to the dark side of America's achievement-driven culture and the way it has affected our schools, college admissions and standardized testing. Following the screening, educators and authors Alfie Kohn and Richard Weissbourd talked about the issues raised in the film and took questions and comments from the audience.

Read our position paper on the issues raised on this film.

Read more on our blog.

Resources

• Race to Nowhere website
  Visit to see trailers, connect on Facebook, read reviews, and more.
   
• Alfie Kohn website
  Facilitator for this special event, Aflie Kohn has been described in Time magazine as "perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades [and] test scores."
   
• Richard Weissbourd website
  Richard Weissbourd, author of the powerful The Parents We Mean To Be has written, "The widespread desire of parents to be closer to their children—a heartening trend in many ways—and their intense focus on their children's happiness and achievements can turn children into self-involved, fragile conformists. How did we get to this point? When did our intention to be 'positive parents' go too far?"  

• Organizations
  The following organizations are involved in thinking about success and achievement in different ways.

  Challenge Success

• Articles and books
  Race to Nowhere's team has assembled a selection of articles and books mentioned in the film or related to its themes so that you can learn more about these issues. Go now.
   
• Take Action!
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• Email us!
  If you are interested in learning more about these issues and taking part in a community conversation, please email us here.