
RACETONOWHEREisaclose-uplookatthepressuresontoday'sstudents,offeringanintimateviewoflivespackedwithactivities,leavinglittleroomfordown-timeorfamilytime.Parentstodayareexpectedtoraisehigh-achievingchildren,whoaregoodateverything:academics,sports,thearts,community-service.Thefilmtacklesthetragicsideofouroftenachievement-obsessedculture,withinterviewsthatexplorethehiddenworldofover-burdenedschedules,studentsuicide,academiccheating,youngpeoplewhohavecheckedout.RACETONOWHEREasksthequestion:Aretheyoungpeopleoftodaypreparedtostepfullyandproductivelyintotheirfuture?Wehearfromstudentswhofeeltheyarebeingpushedtothebrink,educatorswhoworrystudentsaren'tlearninganythingsubstantive,andcollegeprofessorsandbusinessleaders,concernedtheirincomingemployeeslacktheskillsneededtosucceedinthebusinessworld:passion,creativity,andinternalmotivation.WrittenbyVickiAbeles(fromimdb.com)
