Implicit Teacher Bias: Dr. Walter Gilliam

OCCUPY!: An Unfinished Uprising · Mar 4, 2021 · 35m

Implicit Bias in Preschool Teachers

In a study to detect implicit bias, preschool teachers were instructed to watch a video of four young children (black and white, boy and girl) and identify potential behavioral issues. By tracking their eyes, the study showed that the teachers watched the black children more closely for behavioral problems than white children. When asked, teachers said they thought they had a gender bias and watched the two boys more closely. In fact, the defining factor was race.

Preschool Expulsion

Preschool children, ages 3 and 4, are expelled at a rate more than three…