A class divided
By: a production of Yale University Films ; produced for the Documentary Consortium by WGBH Boston ; produced and directed by William Peters ; written by William Peters, Charlie Cobb
Contributors: Elliott, Jane, 1933-; Woodruff, Judy; Yale University. Films; Consortium of Public Television Stations; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); PBS Video
Series: HIS 350 (NU course); MAT 641 (NU course); PSY 301 (NU course); PSY 439 (NU course); PSY 637 (NU course); SOC 100 (NU course); SOC 350 (NU course); TED 605 (NU course); TED 621 (NU course); TED 621A (NU course); TED 622B (NU course); TED 623 (NU course); TED 666 (NU course); TED 667 (NU course)
Publisher: Yale University Films; PBS DVD Video [distributor]
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [New Haven, Conn.]; [Washington, DC?]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Discrimination; Study and teaching (Elementary); Evaluation; Race discrimination; Prejudices in children; Class reunions; Educational sociology; Discrimination in education; Moral education; Prejudices; Racism; Prevention; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Race relations; Community Elementary School (Riceville, Iowa); Eye of the storm (Motion picture)
Other titles: Frontline (Television program); Eye of the storm (Motion picture)
Description: Documents a reunion of Iowa teacher Jane Elliott and her third-grade class of 1970, subjects that year of an ABC News television documentary entitled "The eye of the storm". Shows how her experimental curriculum on the evils of discrimination had a lasting effect on the lives of the students. Includes scenes of her lesson being used in a prison setting.
Notes: Previously broadcast on March 26, 1985 over PBS as a segment of Frontline.

Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition.

Director of photography, Floyd Freidus ; film editor, David Hanser.

Host, Judy Woodruff.

Ages 13 through adult.

DVD, NTSC, Region 1, English Dolby surround stereo.

Closed-captioned.