A Class Divided Documentary

A Class Divided is a documentary and book by William Peters, which continues the story of the Riceville third-grade students and their former teacher, Jane Elliott. It follows the reunion of the 11 students and Elliott in 1984. Both Peters' book and documentary explore the long-term consequences of Elliott's lesson on the students and adults.

Jane Elliot's experiment of dividing her 3rd grade class into two groups based on eye color
The experiment was designed to teach students about race and discrimination. Elliot asked her students to tell her if they have ever been teased for their skin color, and some of them replied that they had. She then asked them to put themselves in someone else's shoes and observe how they felt. This exercise was a great success, and many students reacted positively.

Jane Elliot was an activist and educator who first did this experiment in 1968, when she was teaching an all-white third grade class in rural Iowa. She divided the students by eye color and instructed the brown-eyed students to fight and heckle the blue-eyed students. By doing so, she was demonstrating the negative effects of racism.

The results of the experiment were so shocking that she decided to make the experiment more widely known. Within a month, Elliott appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson, as well as in a network television documentary. She also appeared at the White House Conference on Children and Youth in 1970. She also became the subject of a documentary, which aired on ABC. Her story gained national attention, and she has been invited to speak to schools, universities, and other groups about the experiment.

Elliott's experiment in 1970 has sparked debate in the educational world. Critics of the exercise argued that the children were too young to understand the implications of discrimination. One caller called Elliott and said that the exercise would damage white children. However, later studies concluded that the negative effects were outweighed by the positive effects. Despite the controversy, Elliot continued the exercise, and the documentary became a highly-regarded teaching tool.

Effects of discrimination on blue-eyed students
A two-day experiment was conducted in which blue-eyed and brown-eyed students were put into groups. Each group was given a different attribute based on eye color. The students with brown eyes were told they were smarter, kinder, and cleaner than the students with blue eyes. These students also received special privileges in the classroom, such as getting to go to lunch first and having longer recess. They were also allowed to drink from a fountain while blue-eyed students were required to use cups.

The experiment was designed to show how discrimination affects students of different races. The students with brown eyes were labeled inferior because they were white. The students with blue eyes, however, were given privileges because they were cleaner. The blue-eyed students also had an edge in classwork because they were quieter and less shy.

Despite the fact that the blue-eyed children's classmates were often praised for their efforts, the students with brown eyes did not feel as confident or sociable. After this first day, Jane Elliott decided to change the treatment. The blue-eyed students no longer felt the need to interact with the brown-eyed group. Instead, they avoided blue-eyed classmates. This changed their body language and confidence level. They learned faster.

Elliot hoped that the experiment would make the children aware of discrimination. When the students were split into groups, the blue-eyed students tended to bully the brown-eyed students. The dominant group was naughty and seemed to enjoy the feeling of superiority. The menial group was inferior and behaved badly.

Effects of discrimination on non-blue-eyed students
Jane Elliott's "A Class Divided" experiment demonstrates the serious impact of racial discrimination on non-blue-eared students. The experiment demonstrates that blue-eyed students are given special privileges, and their brown-eyed peers are relegated to the back of the class. Though Elliott's experiment was first performed in 1968, the effects of discrimination on non-blue-eye students are still felt today.

In one experiment, third-grade teacher Jane Elliott divided students into groups based on their eye color. She told students with brown eyes that they were better and smarter than students with blue eyes, while the blue-eyed students were treated as inferior. Some students were even bullied by their blue-eyed classmates.

Throughout the experiment, Elliott conducted observations to determine the extent to which pupils' perceptions of their classmates' race were influenced by their eyes. She divided the class into two groups, one with brown-eyed students and one with blue eyes. She believed that it was important to show discrimination in the classroom in order to demonstrate how it affects non-blue-eyed students. This method made the topic more comprehensible to the general public.

A former third-grade teacher named Jane Elliott aimed to bring the topic of race into her class. In Riceville, Iowa, she found that the children had been confused after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She wanted to give them an explanation for what had happened. She also wanted to teach her students about the consequences of racism and discrimination.