BLUE EYED VS. BROWN EYED STUDENTS Russell Hines, Jaylene Santana, and Jackee S.
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BLUE EYED VS. BROWN EYED STUDENTS
Russell Hines, Jaylene Santana, and Jackee S.
Biography • Jane Elliot was born on May 27, 1933.
• She was born in Riceville, Iowa.
• Elliot was a third grade teacher in the 60s.
Purpose of Experimen
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• Developed it for her all-white 3rd graders in Riceville, Iowa.
• The experiment was to show how societal attitudes and mistreatments can affect ones performance.
Summary of
Experiment
• Jane Elliot created this experiment for her third grade students to teach them about the racism and discrimination that non-whites in the U.S. experienced.
• On the first day, the blue eyed children got 5 extra minutes of recess, were allowed to use the water fountain, and were only allowed to play with other blue eyed children.
• The brown eyed children stayed inside, had to use cups, and couldn’t play with the blue eyed children.
• The next day it was reversed and the blue eyed kids experienced less discrimination because the brown eyed children already experienced it.
• She gave colored bands to the blue-eyed students to wear so that they could be distinguished from their classmates.
Results • The group that was deemed superior became bossy and arrogant and considered their classmates inferior. The performance of the brown eyed students improved in their school work.
• Brown eyed students were not as mean and bossy when they were treated nicely the day before.
• Blue eyed children were dominant in class but became timid after the experiment.
• The experiment was reported to follow the children into adulthood and were significantly less racist.
Problems for this
Research
• A problem was that she had to watch the students moods to see if they’re changing.
• Had to have a group of blue eyes and group of brown eyes.
Would we have
participated?
• Jaylene: Yes, it would've been interesting to see how everyone acted when they got special privileges.
• Russell: No, because it kind of seems bad to treat people differently in a classroom.
• Jackee: Yes, because it’s a cool experiment.
