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Title: Children are not the problem Rating: 2.8 out of 4 Reference: Director, Roger McTair; producer, Claire
Prieto.
Reviews and Numerical Ratings 3 This video does a good job of combining micro/macro analyses of racism within educational settings such as daycares, as well as opening discussions about anti-racism in Canada more generally. There is a good mix of local experiences, theorizing, & strategizing in the interactions with parents, teachers, academics, & children and the inclusion of all these speaking subjects brings the ideas alive. It points out gaps in sociology courses aimed at teachers (as well as everyday activities) in which there are no practical discussions about how to address racism in the moment rather than avoid it. It also does this by rejecting an us/them approach to social change. Could be used for lectures on anti-racist education and ground-up social change/theorizing. Patti Phillips 1 The topic of this video would be appropriate for a course on race & racism or a developmental/social psychology course. The content and language are straightforward, making the video comprehensible, but it is not enlightening, thought-provoking, or stimulating. The only interesting thing in it was the commentary/explanation provided by a professor from Seneca College. Everyone else provided a basic and infantile knowledge on the topic of racism & racist behaviour in children. The video is also very slow-paced. It would be a waste of university classroom time – don’t show this to your class. The level of difficulty is best suited to 1st & 2nd year students. Minh Hoang (undergraduate) 3 Situates kids’ perceptions in the larger context, gets beyond questions of cultural difference and contrasts multi-culturalism with anti-racist paradigms. Main expert is good and seeing a variety of daycare settings in Ontario is interesting. Some examples presented are initially confusing - do they exemplify multi-culturalism or anti-racism? - but this would encourage discussion. Lecture topics: multicularual and anti-racist education, race & ethnicity, structural racism. Kathy Bischoping & Kevin Gosine 4 An excellent video which could be used by many different
organizations to sensitize individuals, groups, or workers to issues
relating to race and anti-racism. The examples with regards to one’s
response to the question of colour, difference, and otherness are very
real and helpful. Parents, teachers and daycare workers who deal with
children on a daily basis would do good to watch this video as many
times they themselves are not aware of their relationship with children
of different backgrounds. The video would also be helpful in assisting
these resource personnel in strategizing for situations, and consequently
they would be ready to handle difficult situations whenever they arise.
This video can be shown at any level of study, as it can help to make
even professors more aware of their biases. Jennifer Lewis-Phillips
(undergraduate)
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