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VIDEO: Parents, Teachers Ask If Students In A 'Race To Nowhere'
Discussion follows documentary screened at Palm Desert Charter Middle School Thursday night.
About 100 students, parents and teachers gathered to watch a documentary Thursday that asks if students are too stressed in school.
The film, “Race to Nowhere,’’ was put on by a Parent Teacher Organization group at .
The film was created by a mom – Vicki Abeles – after she began noticing how stress was impacting her three children, and a 13-year-old girl committed suicide in her community. Now’s she advocating for less homework and teaching that emphasizes learning and not test taking.
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That message resonated with attendees.
Afterwards, seventh grader Sophie Allen said she often feels stressed about her homework.
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“I thought I was the only kid really going through it until I saw this video,’’ she said.
Watch what parents had to say about the film in the video below.
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