Results: Blue Eyes - Brown Eyes
Jane Elliott's "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" classroom exercise is a famous and heavily debated landmark in civil rights education. Her exercise was in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., aiming to teach third graders about the dynamics of discrimination and racism.
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If you had to describe Jane Elliott's famous classroom exercise in just a few words, which one fits best?
She proved that prejudice is an entirely learned behaviour that can be unlearned just as quickly.
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202 votes
She showed that arbitrary power dynamic shifts can make virtually anyone turn into a bully.
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104 votes
She demonstrated that uncomfortable personal discomfort is the only real path to self-awareness.
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60 votes
She created a dramatic media spectacle that focused more on shock value than lasting structural change.
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37 votes
Not Applicable
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509 votes
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