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. 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. Jan 08, 2010 wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2010 movies information online. Race to nowhere, a documentary written and directed by vicki. What parts of this film resonate either personally or professionally. Education film stresses competitiveness news, sports. New documentary, race to nowhere, examines ap testing abuse. The dark side of americas achievement culture, a new documentary film in screening and predistribution, hopefully coming soon to a theater near you. Vicki abeles created this documentary film to bring attention to some. The dark side of americas achievement culture dvd, 2010 race to nowhere. Race to nowhere 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. An award winning education documentary and movement to transform education. Jun 27, 2018 race to nowhere makes some good points about our behemoth, dismal, and extraordinarily expensive education system. Directed by stephen hopkins and written by joe shrapnel and anna waterhouse, the film stars stephan james as owens, and costars jason sudeikis, jeremy irons, william hurt and carice van houten.
While the films interviews with students, parents and educators tend toward. Abeles broke through several barriers to complete this project. 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. This video includes clips and commentary for both swing time and shall we dance, so dont turn it off after the bojangles number. With race to nowhere being one of four documentaries taking aim at a broken public school system in release this year, 2010 has been dubbed the year of the education documentary. 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 is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of america to. Oct 03, 2010 this blog will serve as a virtual discussion for the film, race to nowhere. But it carefully avoids any mention of the primary block to any reform of that system. Hearing that the governor of new york plans to raise student test. This remarkable new film shines a light on the price our kids pay for this race to nowhere.
The film will be followed by a brief panel discussion with panelists dr. Oct 03, 2010 responses to film screening this blog has been established to provide a virtual discussion of the october 4th screening of the film, race to nowhere. A silent epidemic, cheating, has become commonplace in our schools. This blog will serve as a virtual discussion for the film, race to nowhere. Race to nowhere highlights the effect of todays overtested, overscheduled youth. Race to nowhere is a closeup look at the pressures on todays students, offering an intimate view of lives. The next best thing to riding horses is watching horse movies.
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. Written, directed and produced by his brother peter bratt, the locally produced film garnered much critical praise, winning a. Ahs faculty race to nowhere sunday, october 3, 2010. Since its release in 2010, race to nowhere has garnered a wide range of praise and criticism. Mister is a 2010 south korean action thriller film starring won bin and written and directed by lee jeongbeom. This remarkable new film shines a light on the price our kids pay for this. More money poured into the already failing system, 2. 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. The film discusses the high pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our childrens lives. Will layman is the director of admissions at the field school as well as a 20year veteran field teacher i wrote here a few weeks ago about the two documentaries about education, waiting for superman and race to nowhere i was fortunate to attend a screening of the latter film with several colleagues about two weeks ago thanks to the kindness of a field family with tickets they could not use.
We provide the complete list of 2010 movie releases by week of release. Us 2010 dcp 85 mins pg closed captioned in english spanish. 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. Race to nowhere was the beginning of a conversation my community really needed and wanted to have. 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 is a 2009 documentary film written by maimone attia and directed by vicki. Please share your ideas, thoughts, reactions, and comments. Race to nowhere screening by kinza academy with hamza yusuf. And as family budgets shrink, along with the amount that colleges have to offer the needed number of classes for undergraduates, the ap exam seems poised to, indeed.
Its hard to believe that things could get even hotter this summer but they. Race to nowhere makes some good points about our behemoth, dismal, and extraordinarily expensive education system. Its only a pseudoremake because the filmmakers fail to acknowledge or better yet, give proper credit to the plots obvious inspiration. Also my voice cracks a lot in a weird way i guess im becoming a real man. Former assistant secretary of education diane ravitch has called it a compelling film about the stress that kids today experience. Meanwhile, in 2009the year race to nowhere made its film festival debutbarack obama announced race to the top, his administrations package of education reforms, which calls for still more. Race to nowhere screening by kinza academy with hamza. Waiting for superman has received the most attention nationally, mainly because of its highprofile director, davis guggenheim, who also directed the. 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.
Madeline levine, author of the bestseller, the price of. As race to nowhere demonstrates, the intense pressures they face, sometimes before theyve reached the doubledigit age bracket, continue to take their toll. This blog has been established to provide a virtual discussion of the october 4th screening of the film, race to nowhere. This remarkable story explores the power of love and friendship during a time of war. Every screening location receives the race to nowhere tool kit and dvd and our support for outreach and postfilm discussion. Race to nowhere, the dark side of americas achievement culture, lafayette, ca. Race to nowhere is a film that calls us to challenge current thinking about how we prepare our children for success.
Watch race to nowhere online vimeo on demand on vimeo. This, more than any previous race in film post, gets to the nitty gritty of the whole series, and i am very nervous it might be strange to get timid nine posts in, but. New documentary, race to nowhere, examines ap testing abuse in 2008, 2. 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. The dark side of americas achievement culture may be the most popular documentary in america without a theater distribution deal. Learn about the research that supports the stories in the film and take action in your homes, classrooms, schools and communities to support the health and education of young people everywhere.
The film helps students, parents, educators and policymakers to see what is unnecessary and unhealthy in the status quo. The film tackles the tragic side of our often achievementobsessed culture, with interviews that explore the. Jan 31, 2010 new documentary, race to nowhere, examines ap testing abuse in 2008, 2. Parents embrace race to nowhere, on pressures of school. If feeling queasy because of what youve watched is a measure of how good a documentary is, then race to nowhere definitely succeeds. Why race to nowhere documentary is wrong the washington post. Click on any of the 2010 movie posters images for complete information about all 2010 movies in theaters, including trailers.
The new film race to nowhere will be shown on thursday, november 4, 2010 in the aquinas theater at 6. Wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2010 movies information online. The car was setup and balanced like it was before and ready to race for a dry slick track. Our list of movies in theaters in 2010 is even more accurate than the imdb database. The film was released in the united states and canada on october 1, 2010. Race is an independent computer animated scifi action film, produced by hyper image, a post production and animation studio located in glendale, california. Olin college of engineering will host a screening of reel link films second featurelength documentary, beyond measure, in the norden auditorium at olin on march 10 from 6. There have been two great films on our education system recently. Sep 09, 2010 as race to nowhere demonstrates, the intense pressures they face, sometimes before theyve reached the doubledigit age bracket, continue to take their toll. Benjamin bratts diverse career has successfully spanned film and television for more than 25 years. Race to nowhere is a documentary about the stressrelated health and social issues kids face from feeling burnt out from pressures of school, sports, extracurricular actives, standardized testing and more. After the suicide of a highachieving thirteenyearold girl in her community, vicki abeles was moved to make the film race to nowhere to bring.
Cheating is commonplace, stressrelated illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and ironically. During the early part of the documentary the anecdotal student perspectives. Race to nowhere 2010 filmmakers examine the stress placed on todays young students in terms of competitiveness and overscheduling. Race to nowhere 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about africanamerican athlete jesse owens, who won a recordbreaking four gold medals at the 1936 berlin olympic games. 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. 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 airs on local pbs stations sept 25 oct 5. Community residents are encouraged to post comments, concerns, questions, or ideas. I dont know about you, but i am getting sick of the rhetoric of the race to the top, as it implies the very opposite of equal educational opportunity.
More political power for the education union and education industry special interest groups, and 3. 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. Race to nowhere targets academic pressures nbc nightly. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion of the issues raised in the film. War horse is an inspiring 2011 film about the bond between a man and his horse. A follow up to reel link films awardwinning film race to nowhere, beyond measure. September, 2010 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. Beyond measure follow up film to race to nowhere jan. Race to nowhere is a powerful, alarming documentary thats. Written by rhonda smiley and directed by robert brousseau, it stars james hereth, kevin lewis, russel perryman, jane roberts, terry diab, bill mendieta, h. Please visit the blog regularly and post as often as you like. Sep 23, 2010 directed by vicki abeles, jessica congdon.
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