Discrimination In Jane Elliott's Assassination

The next school day, Mrs. Elliott told the students it was actually the blue-eyed students who were the smartest not the brown-eyed students. They were given more recess time which was very upsetting to the brown-eyed students. Mrs. Elliot said the blue-eyed students “were much less nasty than the brown-eyed kids had been, perhaps because the blue-eyed kids had felt the sting of being ostracized and didn’t want to inflict it on their former tormentors” (Bloom, 2005). After the exercise, Mrs. Elliott reminded the students of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination which was the purpose of the exercise and she wanted them to document their experience through writing. Some students said they wanted to hit other students and other students did not want to come to school anymore because they felt discriminated against (Bloom, 2005).
The goal of Mrs. Elliott’s exercise, was to teach students how it feels to be a person of color every day. She wanted them to look at other people as individuals and not based on the color of their skin. She was the only teacher who talked about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and who tried to use his message to change the life of her students. The school faculty and the people in the …show more content…
Discrimination is something affecting people all around the world, not just those living in the United States. We live in a very diverse world where every country is a melting pot of culture. It is time we learn from the lesson Martin Luther King Jr. shared long ago which is not to judge based on skin color but rather the content of our character. Our students need to learn the history of this country and realize how important it is to come together. Discrimination needs to end so we can move forward as one nation. People of color have fought for hundreds of years and this fight needs to continue to ensure a better future for everyone.