from Wildlife Promise
A new documentary film being embraced by parents and teachers alike may explain why we have a generation of kids so totally disconnected from nature. Race to Nowhere, being shown in hundreds of theaters, schools and to organizations nationwide highlights how kids are being pushed too far to become Super kids, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared, stressed-out and often depressed youth.
No wonder kids don’t spend much time in green spaces. Between the intense demands academically and well-intentioned efforts to provide extra-curricular activities to enrich our kid’s lives we are creating a generation of robo-students according to filmmaker Vicki Abeles.
Abeles, a mother of three and former Wall Street attorney, was awakened to this crisis as her 12-year old daughter was being treated for stress-related illness. She saw personally how the pressures were overwhelming not only to her own kids, but to children everywhere. Sadly, while spending some time surrounding by nature might actually help alleviate that stress, it just doesn’t fit into the schedule.
A new documentary film being embraced by parents and teachers alike may explain why we have a generation of kids so totally disconnected from nature. Race to Nowhere, being shown in hundreds of theaters, schools and to organizations nationwide highlights how kids are being pushed too far to become Super kids, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared, stressed-out and often depressed youth.
No wonder kids don’t spend much time in green spaces. Between the intense demands academically and well-intentioned efforts to provide extra-curricular activities to enrich our kid’s lives we are creating a generation of robo-students according to filmmaker Vicki Abeles.
Abeles, a mother of three and former Wall Street attorney, was awakened to this crisis as her 12-year old daughter was being treated for stress-related illness. She saw personally how the pressures were overwhelming not only to her own kids, but to children everywhere. Sadly, while spending some time surrounding by nature might actually help alleviate that stress, it just doesn’t fit into the schedule.
To view the trailer go to: http://www.racetonowhere.com/emvideo/modal/1104/640/385/field_video/youtube/pYwjgfcq_iY
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