Answer this, is homework helpful or harmful? Students all over the country are beginning to realize that it’s more harmful than helpful. They are experiencing the demanding atmosphere of school and feeling overwhelmed to be consistently perfect. The Race To Nowhere documentary’s goal was to create change in America’s schools. As students, we can help initiate this great transformation in schools. We must refocus the goals of our educational system to more manageable, realistic outcomes as opposed to an anxiety filled student who has been taught perfection is the norm.