Race to nowhere
Record details
- ISBN: 0615443281 (guide)
- ISBN: 9780615443287 (guide)
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Physical Description:
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 facilitation guide (246 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.) + 1 facilitation guide CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
videodisc
optical disc
videorecording - Edition: Educational ed.
- Publisher: Lafayette, CA : Reel Link Films, [2011]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as a documentary film in 2009. Special features: Introduction by Vicki Abeles ; Stanford panel discussion ; No time out: performance pressure in sports ; How did we get here? ; The failure of Tryumph: how a district lost a character-building program ; Feeling the beat and beating the system : SAT prep ; Dr. Deborah Stipek on testing, motivation and reform ; Dr. Wendy Mogel: The key is moderation ; Advanced pressure: the problem with advanced placement ; Dr. David Elkind: the hurried generation ; Kerry: a parent challenges accepted homework practices and policies. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Edited by Jessica Congdon; cinematography by Maimone Attia and Sophie Constantinou ; music by Mark Adler. |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, all regions; widescreen; Dolby Digital. |
Language Note: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); optional Spanish or Mandarin subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
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Subject: | Academic achievement Education United States |
Genre: | Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction films. Educational films. Documentary films. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | DVD 370.9731 RAC (Text) | 33625126678155 | Adult Nonfiction DVD | Available | - |
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