‘Race to Nowhere’: Performance Pressure on Today’s Teens

Repost from 2010. Something has changed since I went to school.  Like all cultural changes it came slowly, subtly, under the radar and is now boiling many teens like frogs trapped in kettle of pressure and busyness. Today’s teens are experiencing an enormous amount of pressure to “produce, produce, produce” and out-perform their peers to … More ‘Race to Nowhere’: Performance Pressure on Today’s Teens

Race To Nowhere: Are We Stealing Our Kids’ Childhoods?

I have spent most of my adult life in youth ministry.  This video gets to the heart of the biggest challenge facing today’s youth — and it’s only escalating and getting worse.  My dear parents, teachers, youthworkers, coaches — we need to put our heads together and make some changes before it is too late. … More Race To Nowhere: Are We Stealing Our Kids’ Childhoods?