The eye of the storm

Documents an innovative experiment in which Jane Elliott, a third-grade teacher, divides her all-white class into "blue-eyes" and "brown-eyes, " making each group superior or inferior on successive days. Demonstrates the nature and effects of bigotry by showing changes brought ab...

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Corporate Authors: ABC News, ABC News Productions, Admire Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Peters, William, 1921-2007, Beutel, Bill, 1930-2006, Elliott, Jane, 1933-
Format: Video
Language:English
Spanish
Published: [New York, NY] : [Pound Ridge, NY] : ABC News Productions ; Distributed by Admire Productions, Inc., c2008.
Series:Discrimination educational series.
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Summary:Documents an innovative experiment in which Jane Elliott, a third-grade teacher, divides her all-white class into "blue-eyes" and "brown-eyes, " making each group superior or inferior on successive days. Demonstrates the nature and effects of bigotry by showing changes brought about in the children's behavior and learning patterns.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as an episode of the ABC television program NOW on May 11, 1970.
Special features: Facilitator's guide [PDF files require a DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat]; Education products [weblinks require Internet access].
Physical Description:1 videodisc (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; full screen presentation.
Production Credits:Cameramen, Vince Gaito, Bob Pasquale ; film editor, Robert Sandlo.