[calvin sun]

Has anyone heard of Jane Elliott, the schoolteacher who, in 1968, did a classroom experiment called "Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes." She separated the class by eye color and then gave different privileges accordingly. Her aim was to teach the evils of segregation.

If someone supports the Elliott experiment, how could he/she then oppose the idea of the bake sale?

[knuthom]

Has anyone heard of Jane Elliott, the schoolteacher who, in 1968, did a classroom experiment called "Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes." She separated the class by eye color and then gave different privileges accordingly.

I have heard of that, but I am somewhat skeptical of it. Has anyone else ever tried to recreate it or actually checked her data or notes? I find it hard to believe that the kids could be so easily manipulated or the parents wouildn't have objected.