http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices Opinions and views by Boston University experts Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:10:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/02/18/new-film-examines-pressure-cooker-culture-in-american-schools/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/02/18/new-film-examines-pressure-cooker-culture-in-american-schools/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:53:04 +0000 Kira Jastive http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=469 Many American schools have become academic and extra curricular pressure cookers that often push both students and teachers to their limits. Hardin Coleman, Dean of the Boston University School of Education (SED), discusses the new documentary, “Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture,” and how too hard of a focus on school statistics and strong student performance can actually create less successful educational outcomes.

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