This is a classic exercise in many different classes from psychology to sociology and (in this case) an ethnicity class. Find an arbitrary differentiation and then use it to discriminate. The most common version I’ve seen is the "brown eyes, blue eyes" seperation. An extreme example would be the Stanford Prison Experiment.
I would say that the teacher probably didn’t choose his subject very well. But judging by the student’s reaction the point was made. that is, if the kid can stop and think rather than just sue the school out of hand.
Broncos fan says he was humiliated by teacher – Teacher forces Pa. student to take test on floorBEAVER FALLS, Pa. — A 17-year-old high school student said he was humiliated when a teacher made him sit on the floor during a midterm exam in his ethnicity class — for wearing a Denver Broncos jersey.The teacher, John Kelly, forced Joshua Vannoy to sit on the floor and take the test Friday — two days before the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Broncos 34-17 in the AFC championship game. Kelly also made other students throw crumpled up paper at Vannoy, whom he called a "stinking Denver fan,"…
(Via ESPN To Stories)
