Cameras in schools?

Tucker Carlson has been pushing the idea of cameras in the public government schools.

That seems like a pretty obvious thing to do.

“Hey, parent, turn your child over to the government-approved minder for 7 hours a day, and no, you have no right to know what we’re doing to them.”

I don’t want government-run schools at all. I think the very idea is ludicrous. It sounds like something out of Mao’s little red book.

But if we’re going to have them, shouldn’t they be accountable to the public?

Of course they should.

7 thoughts on “Cameras in schools?”

  1. Absolutely, a no-brainer…there should be cameras. Any entity that has authority/power should be monitored or have some form of a watchdog. After all, any organization that operates in integrity shouldn’t be concerned about being observed and accountability.

    One caveat, the cameras should be placed in a way that wouldn’t be disruptive to students and the learning process. If cameras are too intrusive they could negatively impact their behavior.

    1. “Any entity that has authority/power should be monitored or have some form of a watchdog.” Exactly.

      About disrupting the learning, I can see problems — e.g., kids trying to show off for the cameras. Still, something should be done to keep schools and teachers accountable to parents for what they say in class.

  2. QUOTE: Still, something should be done to keep schools and teachers accountable to parents for what they say in class

    Apart from cameras, it should be a requirement that teachers provide a brief bi-weekly or monthly summary to parents via email or video message (in addition to formal parent/teacher conferences).

    As well, educators can only do so much, parents need to be present partners in the education process and take responsibility for being consistently involved…meeting with teachers, back-to-school nights, school board meetings, etc. If teachers and administration knew parents were always a breath away, that might keep them more accountable. It may also enhance the quality of education with more parental input.

    1. There’s this thing called the internet. Most schools these days, public and private, have accounts where parents can login to see how Johnny is doing or not doing–whether Johnny is doing his homework and how he’s doing on quizzes and tests. Seems like make work to say a parent has to be informed every two weeks with a report from teachers to see how Johnny is doing.

      I’m for cameras in the classroom to also keep track of problem kids…the kind that disrupt classrooms so that other kids can’t learn. When there is an incident and its the teachers word against the students, would be nice to have an unassailable observer. Cameras sure have changed police work.

      1. Good point that cameras can be used to show that the troublemaking students really are troublemakers. I don’t want to leave the impression that I think the teachers are the major problem in the schools, because I don’t believe that. I think disruptive kids (and a lack of discipline) are a bigger problem.

  3. QUOTE: Seems like make work to say a parent has to be informed every two weeks with a report from teachers to see how Johnny is doing.

    This is in the vain of my comment…the point was that there should be a consistent communication channel.

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