1. In a classic experiment in the 1950’s, young black children were asked which doll they preferred to play with; the white doll or the black doll. Many have since replicated this experiment. Watch the short film “A Girl Like Me” which depicts this experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyI77Yh1Gg
Reflect on some of the racial stereotypes you have heard or experienced. 

2. As a follow-up, locate and examine the following policy brief which draws on research in the American context:
Gilliam, W., A.N. Maupin, C.R. Reyes, M. Accavitti, F. Shic (2016), ‘Do Early Educators’ Implicit Biases Regarding Sex and Race Relate to Behavior Expectations and Recommendations of Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions?’ Available online: 
https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/zigler/publications/Preschool%20Implicit%20Bias%20Policy%20Brief_final_9_26_276766_5379_v1.pdf (accessed 20 January 2018)

Everyone holds biases that may have emerged out of our own experiences, practices, values, and beliefs. These might be explicit or implicit. Can you identify some of your own biases — attitudes or feelings you have about a particular group or social identity? Where have these attitudes come from? What are some strategies that teachers might use to reduce instances of implicit bias against a particular individual or group?