TeacherDrivenChange

Become part of the Race to Nowhere Conversation

More and more teachers are talking about the film Race to Nowhere.  Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people pushed to the brink, students who have become disengaged, and teachers frustrated with the fact that no one is listening to their concerns.

Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, teachers, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing, and responsible citizens.

Teachers with parents are coming together, using the film as a centerpiece for raising awareness and creating an affirmative dialogue around public education.

An Invitation to Teachers - Become part of the Race to Nowhere conversation and contribute to a Race to Nowhere book that is being written.  The purpose of the book is to create a solutions-based road map, offering meaningful and sustainable ideas in response to top-down so-called education reform measures.  If you would like more information or to contribute to this book contact Vicki H. Abeles or Laureen Rowland directly.

Race to Nowhere: Look for It

A film that deserve your attention – Look for a new documentary about the pressures faced by American schoolchildren and their teachers in a system and culture obsessed with the illusion of achievement, competition and the pressure to perform.  

• Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students pushed to the brink
• Teachers who are burned out and worried students aren’t developing required skills
• 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.

Scheduled for the fall are two nationwide screenings:  Sept. 30 and Oct. 4.  Click here  for more information.   

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. 

Click here for a Race to Nowhere Trailer.  The film is a dramatic representation why teacher driven strength-based change is so important to students, their parents, and teachers.  Race to Nowhere will help start the conversation around honest and practical discussions on school change.  This film may or may not be the answer, but it is the beginning.  Continue reading.

Is Imagination Dead?

In the Movie Six Degrees of Separation, Will Smith explains how imagination is an integral part of our individuality.  The film discusses the importance of imagination and how we have lost our sense of purpose and direction.  Many teachers believe that imagination and creativity have been eliminated in our schools and replaced with state mandates.  Watch the film, discuss it with your colleagues, and comment below.