Jane Elliott: American Schools 'Indoctrinate' Students In Prejudice

Jane Elliott: American Schools 'Indoctrinate' Students In Prejudice

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The video discusses racial perceptions and discrimination, highlighting Jane Elliott's famous 'brown eyes, blue eyes' exercise. It critiques the educational system for indoctrinating students with racial biases and emphasizes the need for comprehensive education on racial contributions. Elliott's crayon exercise is used to challenge the concept of race, promoting the idea of a single human race.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of Jane Elliott's brown eyes, blue eyes exercise?

To promote eye color diversity

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s achievements

To demonstrate the ease of teaching discrimination

To teach students about color blindness

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the transcript, what is a major issue with the current education system?

It has too many holidays

It focuses too much on technology

It indoctrinates students with myths of racial superiority

It lacks enough sports activities

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the 2018 Southern Poverty Law Center survey reveal about teachers' views on textbooks?

They are outdated

They are inadequate in teaching slavery

They are too expensive

They are too colorful

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Jane Elliott's crayon exercise aim to demonstrate?

The variety of crayon colors

The importance of art in education

The myth of whiteness as a skin color

The need for more colorful classrooms

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main message of the Human A project mentioned in the transcript?

There are multiple races in every classroom

There is only one race, the human race

Race is determined by eye color

Race is a concept that should be celebrated