A Class Divided
I watched the movie A Class Divided, I really enjoyed this movie I was really intrigued to this movie. Some things that I have found interesting is that the teacher was using the student's own mistakes and using them for examples. Also, she uses the student's eye as the example (A Class Divided). She was really using the students different eye color at. Some things that the teacher would do is calling a certain eye color dumb or having a…...
Can Prejudice Ever Be Eliminated
Can prejudice ever be eliminated? What exactly is prejudice? Contrary to popular belief, prejudice is not the same as discrimination, even though both terms are usually tossed into the fray together. Prejudice refers to the prejudgment; where people make assumptions or decisions even before being aware of the relevant facts. On the other hand, discrimination refers to the treatment or distinction in favour or against a particular person, group or class. That being said, prejudice would certainly be much more…...
Looking Glass Self
In the most basic terms the Looking Glass self is your self image which is formed by the views others hold of you. These views the people around you have can have either a positive or negative effect on your self imagine. First we picture how our personality and appearance will come off to others, and then we think about how they will judge our personality and appearance. As people around us pass judgment on who we are this is…...
Class Divided Reflection on Racism And Discrimination
Everyone is likely to experience some form of discrimination or prejudice; as is anyone capable of acting prejudiced towards others. On April 5th, 1968, a teacher in Riceville, Iowa named Jane Elliot conducted an experiment with her third grade class that dealt with the concept of discrimination; and was documented in Peters’ 1985 ‘A Class Divided’. The exercise originally took place the day after Martin Luther King was assassinated. The documentary is an eye opener to the world of racism…...