Race to Nowhere (1:25) 2009

Race to Nowhere was screened tonight at the North Haven High School. This documentary examines the pressures children face today. These pressures include hours of homework, pressure to obtain good grades, and overscheduling of sports and activities. Parents, mental health professionals, and students at all grade levels were interviewed. The students discussed how difficult juggling all their activities while completing assignments and homework was with  the end result was the students reporting they eventually developed health problems.One student developed an eating disorder, some sleeping difficulties, and tragically one teenager committed suicide. The film gave the audience food for thought. The drawback to the documentary was its one sided reporting. The other drawback that the students were primarily from California which has a different culture than East Coast Connecticut. All in all, I do recommend Race to Nowhere to all administrators, teachers and parents and then let the dialogue begin.