Jane Elliott: American Schools 'Indoctrinate' Students In Prejudice

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.

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

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

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• They are outdated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

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

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