Local Schools Ask: Is It High Achievement Or A 'Race to Nowhere'?
Northfield Township school district parents, teachers and administrators gathered to discuss the documentary about the pressures to succeed.
On Monday, District 225 released the results of a survey of Glenbrook North and South students that showed that 99 percent graduate from high school and 98 percent go on to college. The statistics sound like great news for district parents, staff and students. But according to the documentary film Race to Nowhere, which was screened the following Tuesday before hundreds of parents at Glenbrook North, there might be a hidden danger to high achievement. In the film that has been making waves with screenings in school districts around the country, director Vicki Abeles argues that kids are under too much pressure to keep up their grades, participate in extracurricular activities and get into a good college. Through interviews with students, …
