The reality, however, is quite different. It is neither a new idea norparticularly controversial. There is much research to support theargument that children may form prejudices at a very early age. Help andadvice have been available for years to tackle the practicalities ofchanging behaviour and attitudes.
The controversy made headline news recently because of an article inRace Equality Teaching.
Although the article had two authors, Lord Herman Ouseley was selectedas the main focus of the media's attention, presumably because he is aformer chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality. The media wereequally selective about the quotes they chose to publish and attributeto him. Jane Lane, co-author of the article and an advocate worker forracial equality in the early years, has more recently argued that manypractitioners working with young children from all ethnic backgroundsappreciate that they learn their attitudes at a very early age.
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