December 6th: Women and gender in Iranian theater. Race to Nowhere film about education in the US.

Kate Raphael speaks with Vicki Abeles, producer of the film Race to Nowhere, about challenging the achievement culture in education; and Simin Yahaghi interviews Torange Yeghiazarian artistic director of Golden Thread Productions.

Torange Yeghiazarian visited Iran and talks about women and gender in theater in contemporary Iran. 27:52

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Is testing in our schools really all it is chalked up to be? Vicki Abeles talks about her new film Race to Nowhere that argues how emphasis on achievement is hurting kids. 22:50

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