Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
This experiment is all about prejudices, stereotyping and self-fulfilling prophecy. Jane Elliot was trying to demonstrate to a class of 3rd graders how it felt to be discriminated against, judged and made fun of. This all took place the day after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in a small Iowa town.
The children felt inferior while in the oppressed group because they were told they were lazy, dirty, not smart, can't remember things, and would never amount to anything great. Causing them to feel less important, that maybe they really weren't smart because that is what is being told to them and that is how they are being treated. For someone to be treated like that, for any reason, causes that person to think, "Well, maybe that is true," untimely making them doubt themselves and really feel inferior.
These children got to learn first hand just how harsh it is to be the center of discrimination and prejudices. Since people prejudge......

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Title: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
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