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Moms Talk: The Race to Nowhere?
Join the discussion! This week, South Bay mom and teacher Dana Tomlinson talks about stress in the home, and the film The Race to Nowhere. Dads, grandparents, expecting parents, and even people with no kids are encouraged to comment on Moms Talk. We'll ha
Do your kids have enough “down” time each day to just be a kid?
The Southwest Teachers Association recently sponsored a free showing at Mendoza Elementary of the documentary “The Race to Nowhere,” which is trying to get a dialogue going in the country about the stresses put on our children, their parents, and teachers.
After a screening in Coronado, their district actually considered banning homework over the weekends.
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I don’t know about you, but the school year provides a great deal of stress for my high school girl. Presently, she gets to school at 6:30am three days a week for a study session for her AP class. School starts at 7:30am and ends at 2:30pm.
She comes home, has a snack, does some homework, eats a small meal and then goes to swim practice from 6:30 to 9pm because her high school coach requires it. Then she comes home, eats another meal, does the rest of her homework and is lucky to get to bed by 11pm.
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I am sure all of you with kids can recite a similar story with school, baseball, football, soccer, music lessons, church classes, etc, etc. Kids are stressed, parents are stressed, and anyone who knows a teacher knows that teachers are stressed. Changes need to be made – but how? I’d love to hear your ideas.
For more info and a list of where and when the movie is showing all over the country: http://www.racetonowhere.com
