Free Screening of “Beyond Measure” Slated for November 12 at RFH

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The feature-length documentary film “Beyond Measure” the follow-up to the groundbreaking “Race to Nowhere: the Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture” – will be presented in the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School auditorium at 7 p.m. Nov. 12.
The screening is hosted by the RFH School District and by the Rumson Borough and Fair Haven Borough School Districts. Admission is free, but seats must be reserved in advance by visiting rumsonfairhaven.org, and clicking the link on the Home Page.
Six years after 2010’s award-winning “Race to Nowhere” rose to national prominence, Reel Link Films has released a rousing follow-up. “Beyond Measure” shines a light on tenacious and cutting-edge alternatives to the stifling, high-pressure education system presented in “Race to Nowhere.”
Where many past documentaries have dwelled on the education crisis and the policies to blame for it, “Beyond Measure” follows public schools across the country as they take matters into their own hands and innovate from the inside. Subverting high-stakes education culture, even when it means putting their jobs at risk, the film’s featured educators are the “advance guard” in a burgeoning national movement to reinvent school. By spotlighting success stories, “Beyond Measure” shows that it is possible to rise above America’s toxic achievement fixation and build a richer, deeper, more empowering, student-centered education culture from the ground-up.

“’Beyond Measure’ is a road map for communities looking to put true learning at the forefront of their school experience,” said Timothy Quinn, former president of the Princeton Board of Education. “It demonstrates what students, educators, and parents can achieve when they look beyond merely improving an updated model of instruction to creating a dynamic learning environment where every student can thrive.”
Notable figures featured in the film include: Sir Ken Robinson, international education expert and presenter of the most-watched TED talk of all time; Linda Darling-Hammond, education advisor for President Obama’s 2008 campaign; and bestselling author Daniel Pink, Drive and A Whole New Mind.
Director Vicki Abeles’ new book, also titled “Beyond Measure,” will be available for purchase at the RFH screening courtesy of River Road Books. Abeles’ book examines cultural and educational symptoms of the academic rat race and suggests steps – big and small – that readers can take to reclaim their schools and their children’s lives.
For more information on the film “Beyond Measure,” visit beyondmeasurefilm.com.

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