Race to Nowhere

Did you miss the "Race to Nowhere" film screening and panel discussion? 

• Stream the film - available on Amazon and Apple TV+ for a small fee
  
  
• Watch a recording of the panel discussion featuring MI students, health professionals, educators and parents. 
  
  [NOTE:  We encountered technical difficulties when recording and the program is not show in its entirety.  Unfortunately, the last 15 minutes of the discussion and wrap-up are not included in this recording.]
  
  
• Read the book "Beyond Measure" by Vicki Abeles
  The book provides an overview of the issues as well as practical solutions to implement at home and in our schools to reduce student pressure.  

Dive deeper into this topic and hear a variety of perspectives on the pressures our youth are facing...

CBS News Morning News

• Helping Students Cope with the Pressure to Succeed – CBS Sunday Morning segment from August 2021 featuring MIHS students

Mercer Island "I Wish" Project

• Hear the voices of MI students as they share the things they wish their parents, teachers and peers knew.

ChallengeSuccess.org Resources

Challenge Success is a non-profit organization within the Stanford Graduate School of Education

• A “Fit” over Rankings: Why College Engagement Matters More Than Selectivity - whitepaper
   
• Quality over Quantity: Elements of Effective Homework - article
  
  
• The Advanced Placement Program:  Living Up to its Promise - article
  
  
• Making Time for Well-Being - article
  
  
• Kids Under Pressure - article
  
  
• Why Full Engagement Matters - article
  
  
• Success With Less Stress - article
  
  
• A Healthier Approach to College Admissions - webinar

Food for Thought…

• The Homework Myth - Alfie Kohn webinar 

• Students in high-achieving schools are now named an ‘at-risk’ group, study says - Washington Post
   
• "Finding your Path After High School" - A four-year university isn't always the perfect fit for every student.  View a video of a panel discussion featuring individuals who took various pathways after high school. Presented in partnership with the MI Library.
   
• What Happens When We Seek Status Over Goodness?  - Greater Good Science Center

• Teach Your Children Well: Why Values and Coping Skills Matter More Than Grades, Trophies, or "Fat Envelopes" - Madeline Levine
  
  
• Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids - Denise Pope, Maureen Brown and Sarah Becket Miles
  
  

• Say goodbye to the ‘tiger mom’. Welcome to the school of jellyfish parenting - The Guardian
  
  

If you have any thoughts, suggestions, comments or would like to get involved as a volunteer with MI Parent Edge, please email miparentedge@gmail.com