Film Screening: 'Race to Nowhere, The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture'

A free screening of Race to Nowhere, The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture, a documentary movie that promotes homework-free weekends and holiday breaks for students, will be held in Building 26, Room #220, on the Grossmont College campus.

The public is invited to attend the screening, hosted by the Grossmont College Child Development Education & Family Studies Department.

The 85-minute documentary advocates a “cultural shift” based on research that reveals most homework doesn’t demonstrably increase learning, raise test scores or reflect the academic success in students in kindergarten through high school.

The film had its world premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October 2009, and opened in theatres in New York and Los Angeles in September 2010.  Since then, it has been shown more than 4,000 times for a cumulative audience of more than 1 million in community-facilitated events sponsored by schools and parents nationwide.

After the screening at Grossmont College, Claudia Flores, development coordinator with Grossmont College’s Child Development & Family Studies Department, will moderate a discussion with audience members.

To reserve a seat for this event at Grossmont College, visit the website below or call Flores at the number listed below.