Race to nowhere /

Race to Nowhere is an award-winning documentary that highlights the unintended consequences of our pressure-cooker culture and education system. An eye-opening call to action, the film challenges our deepest-held assumptions about how we can best prepare young people for the future. Print and PDF ve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Adler, Mark (Composer)
Corporate Author:	Reel Link Films
Other Authors:	Abeles, Vicki (Director, Producer), Congdon, Jessica, 1972- (Director, Screenwriter, Film editor), Attia, Maimone (Screenwriter, Cinematographer), Constantinou, Sophia (Cinematographer)
Format:	Video DVD Software
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); optional Spanish or Mandarin subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	Lafayette, CA : Reel Link Films, [2011]
Edition:	Educational ed.
Subjects:	Education > United States. Academic achievement. Overpressure (Education) Education > Philosophy > 21st century. Education > Aims and objectives > United States. Competency-based education. Education > Social aspects > United States. Education > United States > Evaluation. Education > United States > Philosophy. Educational acceleration. Advanced placement programs (Education) Educational change > United States > History > 20th century. College entrance achievement tests > United States. Bildung. Schule. Leistungsdruck. Dokumentarfilm. USA. College entrance achievement tests. Education. Education > Aims and objectives. Education > Evaluation. Education > Philosophy. Education > Social aspects. Educational change. United States. 1900-2099 Documentary films. Educational films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Films for the hearing impaired. History.

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Summary:	Race to Nowhere is an award-winning documentary that highlights the unintended consequences of our pressure-cooker culture and education system. An eye-opening call to action, the film challenges our deepest-held assumptions about how we can best prepare young people for the future. Print and PDF versions of the accompanying facilitation guide contain identical content.
Item Description:	All in container (31 x 25 x 4 cm.). Originally produced as a documentary film in 2009. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 facilitation guide (246 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.) + 1 facilitation guide CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Format:	DVD; NTSC, all regions; widescreen; Dolby Digital.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving stress on adolescents.
Production Credits:	Cinematography by Maimone Attia and Sophie Constantinou ; edited by Jessica Congdon ; music by Mark Adler.
ISBN:	9780615443287 (guide) 0615443281 (guide)