Race to Nowhere
@racetonowhere
Examination of the systemic pressures on our children and teachers and the epidemic running rampant in our schools.
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https://beyondtheracetonowhere.org/state-of-the-kids/ 10-02-2009 13:30:16
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Very powerful to hear from our youth laureates. Isabella Ramirez, South Regional Ambassador, South Florida Youth Poet Laureate - Urban Word
"Social skills are like piano skills. If you haven't played piano in two years, you're going to be a little rusty." Lisa Damour, PhD
"Avoidance breeds anxiety."--@LisaDamour on Race to Nowhere webinar. TRUE! To help kids RE-ENGAGE make time for FREE PLAY. They're hardwired to play & when they do, they learn how to have fun, solve problems, make friends. Schools, maybe start a Play Club? bit.ly/3N6sVPE
Sometimes adults are afraid. They want to ask how you're doing, but they are afraid of the answer." Deborah Roberts
Powerful poetry from Alyssa Gaines, Midwest Regional Ambassador, Indianapolis Youth Poet Laureate. Urban Word
"Sleep should be a priority as we seek to turn the tide of the teen mental health crisis." The Happy Sleeper makes a great case for safeguarding our kids' time for sleep. ow.ly/ZK0c50Jg30y
CLEAR data + CLEAR steps to reduce school stress and help our kids thrive. Thank you Tyler Black, MD Scientific American #youthmentalheath #endtherace ow.ly/5WWb50Lap77
Should we be investing "billions of dollars, our precious electricity that could be used toward moving away from fossil fuels, and a generation of the brightest math & science minds on incremental improvements in mediocre email writing?" #AI Julia Angwin nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opi…
Join us for a special Counted Out screening at National Museum of Mathematics ! Director Vicki Abeles, Glenn Rodriguez, Julia Angwin, and Ben Blum-Smith in conversation at the intersection of math, civic discourse, economic opportunity, and democracy.#CountMeIn #ReimagineMath momath.org/counted