Jane Elliott Summary
At the beginning of the video, I perceived Jane Elliott to be very rude toward the students. But once she explained her goal to the groups, I thought it was an excellent opportunity for the students to experience a portion of racism that’s received by people of color. I feel that many white students should be able to experience the receiving end of racism, and Jane Elliott’s goal of allowing them to become aware of these negative treatments that they inflict on people of color was excellent.
The comments that were made by the blue group, explaining their feelings from the exercise, were very interesting.One student stated that she felt powerless, threatened, unorganized, and had no confidence. Another student walked out of the lecture. These …show more content…
Elliott is attempting to do, make a difference in people’s behavior and lives.
How does education affect racism?
Racism has a great impact on schools/education. As for the people of color, It prevents the individual from contributing their whole self toward their educational goals. They have to apply and prove themselves much harder than whites. As for white students, they have to focus very hard at maintaining their power, ignoring name calling and bullying. Some schools where majority white attend are taught on
2 a different educational scale than those of the minority, which allow them better opportunities for colleges and jobs.
What did you learn?
I’ve learned that racism is learned behavior and a result of lack of recognition of cultural diversity and practices.It is a learned behavior which starts at home and continued throughout adult lives. If the truth about multiculturalism was taught in homes and the school systems, it would relieve much stress, prejudice, and racism.
According to Wijeyesinghe, Griffin, and Love, the whites hold three levels of racism which contributes to their power: individual, institutional, and cultural. Individual racism refers to the attitudes, beliefs,
The comments that were made by the blue group, explaining their feelings from the exercise, were very interesting.One student stated that she felt powerless, threatened, unorganized, and had no confidence. Another student walked out of the lecture. These …show more content…
Elliott is attempting to do, make a difference in people’s behavior and lives.
How does education affect racism?
Racism has a great impact on schools/education. As for the people of color, It prevents the individual from contributing their whole self toward their educational goals. They have to apply and prove themselves much harder than whites. As for white students, they have to focus very hard at maintaining their power, ignoring name calling and bullying. Some schools where majority white attend are taught on
2 a different educational scale than those of the minority, which allow them better opportunities for colleges and jobs.
What did you learn?
I’ve learned that racism is learned behavior and a result of lack of recognition of cultural diversity and practices.It is a learned behavior which starts at home and continued throughout adult lives. If the truth about multiculturalism was taught in homes and the school systems, it would relieve much stress, prejudice, and racism.
According to Wijeyesinghe, Griffin, and Love, the whites hold three levels of racism which contributes to their power: individual, institutional, and cultural. Individual racism refers to the attitudes, beliefs,