Friday, February 20, 2015
Monday, February 9, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Mob Mentality and Discrimination
Jane Elliot's 1970 eye color experiment is a great example of one of the defects of human nature. Humans tend to act horribly when they are given license to do so, especially as part of a group. In this example, children are easily persuaded to discriminate against their classmates on the basis of eye color. Please comment with your thoughts on this video by Monday, 2/9. A few thoughtful sentences will suffice. A few questions to think about: Do you think this experiment has merit? Do you think young students would react in the same way in the 2010's? What similarities do you see between this video and another piece of literature we have studied this year?
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