When teacher gave the task to the students , the first day teacher announced the blue eyes people are superior than brown eyes, and under the pressure of having brown eyes the students academic performance was low they took five and half minute to complete their task, but blue eyes kids perform better than brown eyes and they took only 3 minutes. The next day when the teacher announced, actually brown eyes people are better than blue eyes, the kids were looked to each other because now the things go opposite, and now brown eyes kids became superior. Now, the teacher applied the same experiment and what we saw a tremendous change in the academic performance of the kids, now the brown eyes kids completed their task in 2 and and half minutes, and the blue eyes kids completed their task in 4 minutes and 18 seconds. We can see how the superiority gave them psychologically support and they were performed very well; on the other side, which group had blue collars they felt themselves down and their academic performance was low.
2. How did the kids feel when they got rid of their collars?
The kids, while they were wear the collars they were feeling inferior and psychologically stressed. They feel themselves as they were not smart as compare to opposite group, also racism factor came into in their mind and they realize the pain of other races kids. When Jane Elliott taught the real meaning of discrimination and racism to the kids, then they felt the real pain of other kids, who were not American.Jane said, '' Let's take these collars off " These five words brought a happiness on the innocent faces, who were struggling by themselves as a low category. She asked what you like to do with them and the kids spoke in the loud noise through in the trash. After, got rid off their collars they were feeling all they were equal, nobody was superior than other . They did not trashed only the collars, also they trashed their racism behavior, I think they learned lifelong lesson toward racism .
3.Were you surprised at how the kids with blue eyes treated the kids with brown eyes? Why or why not?
Yes, I surprised because in this video I saw the quick reactions of the kids, how they treated with the brown eyes people when her teacher explained the blue eyes people are better than brown eyes. Because, before this discussion they all were sitting together and they talked about other races like black people, Indians and call them dump people, on that time they were all together and feel good because they are Americans. But, within minutes we saw how they treated with brown eyes kids, when they know they are smart then brown eyes. Also, in break the blue eyes kids fight with brown eye kid and tease him by calling brown eyes. So, the blue eyes kids treat with brown eyes same as they before treat with other races kids because of their skin color. Here I saw, how we can motivate the kids minds towards good and bad things quickly. I think if all the teachers will follow the Jane Elliott's great thinking then nobody will be learn the lesson of racism. Her words," let's take these collars off" taught a lifelong lesson to the kids, and also they take off their bad thinking about other races.
4. What scene or scenes do you think you'll still remember a month from now and why those scenes?
After watch this video, the scenes which left a great memory on my mind are, how within minutes kids behavior change towards their classmates. When teacher said, the blue eyes people are better than brown eyes, then the blue eyes kids feel they are superior than brown eyes kids. I was shocked to see how a blue eye student who wore the glasses, and the next day he doesn't wear his glasses and when teacher asked him why he did not wear his glasses then he said he forgot to wear his glasses today, and teacher questioned him why the other student who has brown eyes forgot her glasses, why only you? the kid gives a sweet smile every one knows why he did not wear his glasses because he has blue eyes, so here we can see how a cooperative and intelligent kid turned into very rude and mean behavior.Also, when teacher says take these collars off and all the kids felt relief and when teacher asked what they want to do with these collars then everyone says trashed these collars, so when the kids were trashing their collars on that time we can see the inside reliefs of their minds which gave them psychologically support, and they learnt the lesson of racism with their personal experience.
After watch this video, the scenes which left a great memory on my mind are, how within minutes kids behavior change towards their classmates. When teacher said, the blue eyes people are better than brown eyes, then the blue eyes kids feel they are superior than brown eyes kids. I was shocked to see how a blue eye student who wore the glasses, and the next day he doesn't wear his glasses and when teacher asked him why he did not wear his glasses then he said he forgot to wear his glasses today, and teacher questioned him why the other student who has brown eyes forgot her glasses, why only you? the kid gives a sweet smile every one knows why he did not wear his glasses because he has blue eyes, so here we can see how a cooperative and intelligent kid turned into very rude and mean behavior.Also, when teacher says take these collars off and all the kids felt relief and when teacher asked what they want to do with these collars then everyone says trashed these collars, so when the kids were trashing their collars on that time we can see the inside reliefs of their minds which gave them psychologically support, and they learnt the lesson of racism with their personal experience.
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