Pressures to Succeed Becomes a "Race to Nowhere"

10.06.2010

“In America, if you don’t earn a lot of money, something went wrong.” – Student.

“How do you expect us to do well when you can’t even make mistakes?” – Student.

“Produce, produce, produce.” – Teacher.

“I think the United States needs to rethink how we do schooling. The economic future of the country depends on our addressing this.” – Adult.

“We need to redefine success for our kids.” – Adult.