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Webcams Watching The Classrooms?
embarcadero writes "Webcams will be tuned to watch over 500 classrooms in the Biloxi, Mississippi school district this year, according to a story in USA Today. The goal is to make classrooms safer, but there's a lot of speculation about how the recorded info could be used for or against teachers in disputes or teaching reviews. I can just see Mrs. Waters pointing towards the camera, 'If I don't catch you cheating on this spelling test, that camera will! Don't even think about it.'"
I forgot to mention that I am a privacy (even in PUBLIC) advocate.
I don't feel that kids at school have any expectation of privacy in schools (including bathrooms and locker rooms).
I especially don't feel that teachers should have any privacy either. Who knwows if they are actually using their "planning periods" to do work. I would prefer that they are watched, especially public school teachers. My taxes pay their salaries, I want to make sure that the children are getting good educations and also getting EVERYTHING I pay for.
what does their pay have to do w/anything? As a taxpayer (without children) I pay these people's salaries. I *expect* results for all those involved (even the children I don't have yet).
I want to make sure that ALL possible avenues are covered in order to make MY money more useful.
These teachers get poor pay and only work 9 months of the year. They get long vacations and they get the entire summer. Many of them suppliment their incomes over the summer with coaching, tutoring, training, and other various activities.
I don't see why "BB" can't watch them.
Hah... HAHAHA! Oh god I'm going to go shoot myself now.
Let's do some math: 180 days in school divided by 40,000 /yr (average)= $222.00/day divided by 8 hrs = $27/hr. Then add the summer job tutoring or even retail, and you have a person who is paid at least 50,000 and more frequently upwards of 60-70,000 to read out of a book. Not to mention the cushy benefits packages and retirements plans and sick days and vacation and professional development,cost of living adjustments, and stipends, etc. I'M SO SICK of hearing teachers whine about not being paid enough. How much is enough? Six figure salaries? For what? Public school union mediocrity? Give me a break buddy! None of these babysitters are working their tails off.