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Discussion posts done each should be at least 300 words, with replies to 2 other peers of at least 4 sentences for each discussion board
.Discussion Post 1 : Prejudice and Discrimination
Jane Elliott establishes a microcosm of a racist society. She gives the blue-eyed students the opportunity to experience the kind of treatment regularly meted out to people of color and others who are considered ‘different.’
"If participants can clearly see the negative effects of discrimination and understand the system that reinforces racism, they are more likely to change their own behaviors." - Jane Elliott
After watching the movie, “The Angry Eye” consider and respond to both prompts:
DISCUSSION POST #2: Spent -Poverty activity
For this discussion activity go to SPENT (Links to an external site.) (http://playspent.org/ (Links to an external site.)) <-- hyperlink
Work through the simulation - try to complete the exercise (survive a month). If at first you don't succeed, try again. Keep trying until you "survive" a month in poverty.
Once you have succeeded:
Apr 13, 2021 I think that the people in the 'superior group' decided to not intervene and stop Jane Elliott even though they witnessed their blue-eyed colleagues be harshly treated because they wanted the blue-eyed people to realize the type of harsh treatment the people of color have had to put up with. I think this because even though they were told by Elliott at the beginning to play along and make the blue-eyed people feel inferior, there were some people of color that expressed that they couldn't understand how the blue-eyed people were behaving as if they were living a very traumatic experience. One of the brown-eyed girls wondered why the experience was traumatic for the blue-eyed people if they weren't being cursed at, no one was throwing things at them, they weren't getting hit, and they were just getting upset over minor stuff that happens to people like her everyday. Another girl expressed that tears came to her eyes when the blue-eyed people were being treated harshly, but she didn't feel bad for the blue-eyed people. The reason why she teared up was because of the fact that she knows people of color who are dealing with much more harsh treatment than what the blue-eyed people were being treated like. Finally, I think that the people of color decided not to intervene because they wanted to see how the blue- eyed people would reacted upon harsh treatment that people of color have dealt with, and they believed that the way some of the blue-eyed people reacted was absurd since the harshness did not compare to the harshness people of color have faced. What I do to challenge racism and discriminations is speaking up when I think someone is discriminating or being racist. I support things such as “black lives matter” and the most recent, “stop Asian hate". I also use my social media platforms to share some of my anti-hate, anti-racism thoughts. Vanocca Alfaro After watching “The Angry Eye" I was impressed by how Jane Elliott was able to change the minds of those who aren't people of color. Elliott conveys the importance to stop being prejudiced and discriminating against people of color. When Elliott was challenging the “inferior group” the “superior group", or the students of color didn't try to stop her because what she was doing or saying to the “inferior group” wasn't even close to what the people of color go through. However, I think that if a person of color would have stopped Elliott's authority, they would feel like they wouldn't be able to talk themselves out of it because when they try to defend themselves, they seem to not have a voice. There have been cases where people of color who haven't done anything wrong are always getting picked on and try to defend themselves but that doesn't matter because there is discrimination and other sorts of problems when they try to stop authority. I think that everyone should be seen and treated equally, and I also believe that society is responsible for creating racism in our world. A way that I can challenge discrimination in my society is to be open-minded, listen, and educate myself more about the situations that people go through every day when facing discrimination. The second thing I can do to challenge discrimination is to find resources that help raise awareness and share them with my community for more people to play a role in stopping discrimination in the community. The third thing that can help stop discrimination in our community is to create a voice for those who are stopped from defending themselves; it's important for us to report racist or discrimination content online. Wendy Berhar Apr 18, 2021 1. My strategy was to opt out of the healthcare program and try to spend the least amount of money possible. I tried to save money and make more money by having a yard sale. I did not make it through the month. I made it through 7 days. 2. What changed in my strategy was I stopped spending money on unnecessary things. I had to really rationalize what was necessary and what wasn't to the point where when I had a dent in my car, I did not fix it. Also, I tried to save money on things like buying my child a gift to give to her friend. This helped me survive because I realized that when I only spent money pn things that were necessary, I found myself saving money and being able to buy more things that were necessary. This helped me survive because I ended up being able to spend more money on food and the basic necessities, finally allowing me to get some savings and put my life together. 3. I made many sacrifices including not fixing my car, sending my child to school sick, and buying things from the dollar menu instead of buying whatever I wanted like I do in real life. I felt really bad making these decisions and felt as if my life was one big cycle of depression and rationing out of thing such as food and other necessities to survive. 4. The most difficult decision I had to make was not saying no to my child going to a museum tour in school because I couldn't afford some meager $15 museum fee. 5. If this is truly how some people live in this country, I learned that I am privelged. Whenever I go eat, I never look at the price of things and if I want something I order it. When going shopping, I really do not look at the price of things as long as it's somewhat reasonable. I can buy many of my wants without worrying. I learned that some people do not have it as easy as me and that I should be grateful for the life I live instead of complaining about the little things. I also learned that the amount of money you have in a sense, defined how much dignity you have. When I was in that simulation, I felt like I lost all of my dignity when I couldn't even pay a museum fee for my child to go on a school field trip. Overall, it was a humbling experience, to say the least. Apr 18, 2021 I made it through the month on my first try. My strategy was to limit myself to the essential things, taking any opportunity possible to make money, and avoid things or situations that would potentially cause me to spend more money. At the beginning, I had to take my pet to the animal shelter to avoid spending so that I could keep it, and I got rid of some of my belongings by holding a yard sale. Getting rid of my things and my pet made me sigh because in a real life situation I wouldn't want to get rid of these things. I had to make many sacrifices with my child by not attending the event he/she participated in and instead helping the neighbor move out in order for me to earn $50. I also did not allow him/her to join an after school sports program, nor the gifted classes so that I wouldn't have to spend in their uniform and utensils. I also did not attend my grandfather's memorial. I felt very bad and evil when I decided not to attend my grandfather's memorial and when I prohibited my child from joining things because in real life, I wouldn't be the kind of granddaughter and parent that does those things, but I decided to really put myself in the shoes of a person living in poverty. I also had to limit the amount of groceries I bought and I was in the situation where I had to choose certain options over the better options because they were cheaper than the better options. For example I bought a lot of beans, hot dogs, and ramen noodles instead of going for the more expensive and healthier options such as apples and chicken. I also had to live very far away in order to save money in rent. I donated plasma, and allowed my friend's friend to stay in my home because I earned money from both of these situations. I made money in every way I could and I limited myself when purchasing groceries because I wanted to save that money for paying my car insurance and for the unforeseen events such as when my car broke down, and when the child broke my window. I also sacrificed my health by opting out of the health care program, and by attending work when I felt ill. The most difficult decisions I had to make were regarding my child because I wanted the best for them but I couldn't afford it. I learned that people that live under poverty deal with depression, stress and illness because as the days passed I had to decide between attending work or not since I was not feeling well, and I was constantly stressed.
