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The bolded is where I disagree with you. Unless there is an expressed interest/reason for recording, a teacher should never secretly record classroom interactions.
you can't be serious. you're underestimating 14-year-old kids. sure they may goof off, but they aren't morons who can't take care of themselves for 10 minutes.
It's a simple liability issue. The school is responsible for those kids. Aside from using the bathroom they need to be supervised at all times. Period.
I dunno, teachers left our rooms all the time for 10-15 minutes when I was growing up and nothing bad ever happened.
I don't underestimate your experience and perspective but ####### kids generally don't get into this school, and if they do most don't make it back for a second year. They're all happy to be there and very aware there's a much higher standard for conduct than there is in a public school. They're still kids and yes, they sat around the table and talked smack about a teacher they thought screwed over a classmate, but there's less risk leaving these kids alone than there is your average 12th grade class. Sounds dooshy/"my kid is special" but that's how it is.
Just curious about it from a liability perspective (and at what age is was acceptable). Glad everyone survived - luckily there were no Bears around.
Plenty of kids terrorized students at my HS.
They're kids, not terrorists
If so, you're part of the problem with education nowadays.
If you went to 100 schools around the country and asked 100 principals "Hey, is it cool if the teacher steps out and leaves the kids alone for 10 minutes?" you're going to get 100 answers that sound like "absolutely not". Prince Myshkin, a school admin, said the same thing.ILUVBEER99 said:
Wow! This teacher is good! Pulls this stunt the class before a day off, let's his students think about it on their day off. Definitely a Shark move!Nigel said:
I realize the '90s were a different time, when the great wilds were yet to be explored and the invention of a cell phone was still a Zach Morris fueled dream, but during a scared straight presentation in 8th grade health class, the teacher decided the best time to go make copies was when the speaker pulled out the knife he used to stab his brother.
My High School Junior year history teacher used to give us pop quizes and then leave the classroom to smoke (weed I think). Guy loved talking about Tammany Hall.
I agree - in theory. And, of course, it is class dependent - some classes are better left unsupervised than others.
It just takes one.
I hope those parents get gonorrhea. They are exactly what is wrong with the world today.
oh come on. How about the kids are responsible for their actions? 14 is old enough to start owning your baggage and admitting when you are wrong. Once again, another example of problems with the world today.
I am sure this has been covered, but did he record a conversation or did he record his classroom and people decided to have conversations in a public building at a public school?
I kind of agree that it would have been a cool move to delete it there. He knew he had the boys in a tough spot, had them very uncomfortable. Lesson was learned. Could be he just didn't think of that option on the fly but can redeem himself with how he handles it.
Excellent point. I get what the teacher went for, but it's not something I would really do. I might light and tell the kids I recorded it, generate some fear and build-up before revealing I didn't. Then deliver the purpose. I don'tl ike the idea of the kids thinking the rest of the year that I could be recording them. Creepy.
The plan clearly went awry. But maybe he just wanted to listen to it. Don't care either way as long he's not too bent about what he hears.
I agree with your take as a parent. As a teacher, no matter how the plan went, he decided to secretly record his class and then play it back to them. That was part of his plan. That's not the way you run a class.
The same world where kids bring guns to school and shoot classmates. Even if it isn't one of the kids in the class, what if there was an active shooter situation in the school. Would 14 year olds know to whether to shelter in place or move to a safe location?
So by this rationale, a 14-year old should not be left unsupervised anywhere. What if they were at a movie and someone started shooting in the theater, or at the mall, or a park, etc. I really hope people do not live in fear of the worst possible scenario. It that is the case, that is really sad.
Ever encounter the really egregious white trash driving a Benz? It makes more sense now right?
No rumors going around the school of why he wasn't there? Kind of fishy. Hope the good man just decided to combine the day off of school yesterday so he could have a four day weekend!
I'll say it again. This isn't about fear, it's about liability. As someone post upstream, law suits can drain resources and budgets. Whether you're a school, a theater, or any other business. Why does my daughters diabetic supplies cost so much? Something with as much plastic as a happy meal toy costs hundreds of dollars. It partly because of R&D. But also because of liability. We live in a sue happy world. The risk of being found negligent isn't worth taking chances.
I highly doubt this is part of what is wrong in the world today.
