Race to Nowhere

Race to Nowhere

Sunday, April 11, 2010
4:00 PM
Admission: $12.00 ($10.00, students through 12th grade, with valid ID)
Movies on a Big Screen at The Guild2828 35th St, Sacramento, CA 95817

Director Vicki Abeles will be in attendance for a discussion and Q&A following the film. Advance tickets can be purchased at http://www.rtnsacramento.eventbrite.comTickets will also be available for sale at the door (cash only).

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.