"What if the Secret to Success is Failure" - New York Times : September 14, 2011 : By Paul Tough

“Race to Nowhere,” a movie about the stresses facing mostly privileged American high-school students that has become an underground hit in many wealthy suburbs, where one-time showings at schools, churches and community centers bring out hundreds of concerned parents.

"All Work and No Play" - The Atlantic : October 12, 2011 : By Esther Entin

What are your memories of playing as a child? Some of us will remember hide and seek, house, tag, and red rover red rover. Others may recall arguing about rules in kickball or stick ball or taking turns at jump rope, or creating imaginary worlds with our dolls, building forts, putting on plays, or dressing-up. From long summer days to a few precious after-school hours, kid-organized play may have filled much of your free time. But what about your children? Are their opportunities for play the same as yours were? Most likely not.

"Beautiful Brains" - National Geographic : October 2011 : By David Dobbs

Beautiful Brains: Moody. Impulsive. Maddening. Why do teenagers act the way they do? Viewed through the eyes of evolution, their most exasperating traits may be the key to success as adults.

"Snooze or Lose" - New York Magazine : October 2007 : By Po Bronson