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I never heard of it, care to explain?

I just googled it and Rachel was a victim of the Columbine HS shooting 10 years ago. Here's her web site: Rachel's challenge
and for schools/educators:Rachel's challenge-educators

Thanks Kyouzou, I was like NNC and hadn't heard of it.

Now, in answer to your question and as a parent of a teen, the more we as a society talk to the quiet and withdrawn kids instead of shunning them, the more often they're invited to participate in all activites the less likely these events will occur.

I don't think we'll ever live in a totally peaceful world but I think the more we talk to each other instead of at each other the better off we'll be.

Oh god. They came to my school too.

Its just a scam for money.
They make up a documentary and then get schools to pay them to show it.

The thing was very dumb overall and tried to make Rachel a Saint and the shooting the worst thing in history.

When 25,000 people die of hunger each day I think we have better things to worry about.

what is it trying to teach? don't shoot people at school because it will make people sad?

what is it trying to teach? don't shoot people at school because it will make people sad?

There seems to be some fundamental flaws with this (mostly with human nature) that see to have been over looked just because she was a victim of a shooting.

The thing was very dumb overall and tried to make Rachel a Saint and the shooting the worst thing in history.

Ok so I've seen one supporter and about six naysayers, Drace the objective of this is not to make Rachel a saint or anything, nor have they asked for money at our school they talked about it and started a FOR club which is about it. I myself agree with it, simply because being nice wouldn't hurt anybody, being an asshole 24/7 isn't exactly something to strive for.

No but Im sure the school payed the organization for the presentation.

I mean really, its a stupid issue to bring up. There are MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH issues that don't get enough attention...but a school shooting from 10 years ago does...

Why the hell do I care about a psycho kid who came in and shot a couple of kids ten years ago? That's like Virgina Tech shooting six years ago, and yet there is no programs for it now.

It does kinda sound like a scam.

I had this program come to my school once, and to be honest, when the Christian faith that marked her life is stripped from the story, it comes across as incredibly hollow and preachy.

I've never heard of it. Why make a group for one woman who was shot when thousands are being shot every day.

Lol no, the challenge is...be nice to someone else and apparently that will start a chain reaction of niceness and the whole world will be nice to each other -_-

The group uses Rachel's values, her story is just some background to the group, The same thing could've been done with VT its just that no one bothered to. The objective isn't to glorify her, its to promote the values that she held dear, thats the goal here Be Nice to Others

No duh. Its a joke.
Like I said, I am pretty sure they make a lot of money off the documentary.

It was very well done. They filmed family members, friends, did a lot of research, music, etc...
No doubt the video they produced cost a lot.

Now, who the hell would out of their own good will produce a stupid and costly documentary full of emotions and present it to school children?

I have no doubt this has relation to profit...

The idea itself is purely idealistic.