The digital world we live in has made video capture any time, any where, and at times, without the subject's knowledge, permission, or awareness. Today's classroom is such a place.
Take a few minutes to look at this post from Leader Talk, a blog about educational administration. Be sure to take a few minutes to read the comments posted by readers as well. It brings up a great many questions.
Check out the posting and commentary here.
Some of my thoughts...
It's alarming at times the antagonism that can be shown, not just student - teacher, but person to person. Purposefully pushing someone's buttons just seems... I don't know the word. Having lived through some of these types of experiences, I understand the frustration on both sides in some, but the first and last video seem extreme, antagonistic, and purposefully mean.
As one of the readers commented, it's not surprising that teachers are leaving the profession in droves, yet they are often not prepared for the classroom of today. I know my professional training offered a lot on pedagogy and subject matter, but almost nothing on classroom management, which was, by far, the biggest challenge of my first several years (and, if I was still in a classroom, current years, I'm sure). How do we expect new teachers to excel when the most difficult aspect of the job is the one they learn the least about?
That may be the best question to examine out of this posting... the legalities of the videos seem insignificant to me next to this.
Your thoughts?
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