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=__Video: A Class Divided (PBS)__=


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 * Lesson:** Show students all or part of A Class Divided, a PBS Frontline documentary on third-grade teacher Jane Elliott's "blue eyes/brown eyes" exercise, originally conducted in the days following the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. After the film, allow the students some time to reflect on what they saw and pose questions to the group. Here are some of the questions that came up in my class.
 * Have things changed since 1968? //(Most kids say yes - let them give examples)//
 * Why did the kids believe the were worse / better then the others? //(Teachers = absolute authority in the 60s)//
 * Would this experiment work now? //(Most kids say no, cuz kids are more savvy and more likely to challenge authority)//
 * Do any people wear "collars" today? //(Kids bring up amazing things... groups of a particular race, color, sexual orientation, religion, etc)//
 * Can these people ever take their collars off?
 * Who are the "teachers" today telling people who is worse / better? //(Media? Religion? Parents? Others?)//
 * Have things changed since 1968? //(Most kids are less enthusiastic with their yeses)//


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