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See Race to Nowhere at Quest Academy, an Interrogation of the American Educational System

December 30, 2010 by Caryn Talty CommentsBe the first to comment on this article! »

Wednesday, January 12 2011, 6:30pm – 8:45pm attend the Race to Nowhere screening at Quest Academy

Race to Nowhere, a Documentary

Quest Academy will host a screening that is open to the public. A discussion group will follow the screening.

To order tickets visit Quest Academy’s Event page.

Film Synopsis:

A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children’s lives. Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in our schools: cheating has become commonplace; students are disengaged; stress-related illness and depression are rampant; and many young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired. Race to Nowhere is a call to action for families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.

Location : Quest Academy, 500 North Benton Street, Palatine IL 60067
Contact : info@racetonowhere.com or 925.310.4242

Following the movie (which lasts 90 minutes), Quest Academy will host a 45-minute panel discussion with local education and mental health professionals.

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NCLB Exposes Need for New National Gifted Legislation

August 9, 2007 by Caryn Talty Comments8 Comments »
sxc.hu | author: Tim & Annette

sxc.hu | author: Tim & Annette

As the 110th Congress begins to take a second look at the reauthorization of Public Law 107-110, we need to consider one very small population of public school children that is being left behind. The much needed NCLB (No Child Left Behind) act covers the immigrant child, the special needs child, the minority child, the child that lives in an urban school that is under-funded and under-performs, the child whose needs cannot be met in the school district for which he lives…. Or does it?

What if that very same child was also gifted, functioning two or three grade levels above his peers and soaking up new knowledge like a sponge? There are currently no provisions for such a child, nor is there funding, as the NCLB act has forced many states, including Illinois, to reallocate funds from gifted programming toward achieving better test scores among at risk populations [1]. …continue reading »

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