Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture

By Director Vicki Abeles

Tuesday, May 11th at 5:30pm

Please arrive by 5pm for registration

Venue: San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street

Discussion with the Director, Vicki Abeles to follow the film

Tickets available online for $15 or at the door for $20

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 our achievement obsessed public and private education system and culture. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried 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.

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