A Class Divided Summary

The Documentary was based on eye color with two different groups. These two groups were in third grade and all of them were white. Jane Elliot, the teacher began to ask the class whether the people in America are treated equally. The children replied yes and pointed out that the blacks and the Indian Americans were not treated like “brothers”.  She did this experiment to help the students to understand how discrimination affects lives.

She divided the class over two days the first day the blue eyed were the superior and the the second day she made the brown eyed superior.  Some ways that Elliott made one group feel superior is by having five minutes extra recess, they can drink directly from the fountain and can play on the playgrounds equipment. And the other less superior had to drink with a paper cup form the fountain, couldn't play with the superior group, they couldn't play with the playground equipment and had to wear collars around their neck so they could be easily seen.

In conclusion I think that this was very important lesson for the students it would help understand how discrimination works and how it can emotional affect people. I think it’s a good idea that she did this with a young students as they can learn from a young age not to discriminate.