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Would someone knowledgable explain the mechanisms by which teachers are held accountable for their actions in their classrooms, and how parents and voters have
by politician 3y ago
Would someone knowledgable explain the mechanisms by which teachers are held accountable for their actions in their classrooms, and how parents and voters have access to that mechanism of accountability?
Cameras in classrooms seem like they would be a key part of that process.
- caturopath 3y ago15-30 eye witnesses?
- endisneigh 3y agowhat happens when there are contradictions?
- caturopath 3y ago*gestures at all the legal system things*?
- lotsofpulp 3y agohttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-the-eyes-have-it/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-the-eyes-have-... I imagine humans have a lot more cognitive biases that affect their memory than a video camera, even groups of humans.
- caturopath 3y agoEyewitness testimony might be less valuable than we intuit, but I'm not sure where this puts us in this conversation. Should we just surveil everywhere?
- lotsofpulp 3y agoIt looks like that is where we are headed. Once the cost of storage and cameras is lower than the cost of litigation, it becomes a simple money saving measure.
- bannedbybros 3y ago[dead]
- ramblenode 3y agoCameras are not how you get better teachers. The trick to getting better teachers in the US isn't more accountability---administrators and school boards are already so fearful of parents that standards for students have dropped to historic lows to accomodate the most unprepared students and the parents backing them. Look at the countries with star education systems like Japan, Korea, China, Singapore and you'll see a) a culture of respect for teachers and b) high teacher salaries. In the US teachers are treated and paid like service employees (not well), parents carry "the customer is always right" attitude, and teachers are expected to parent students who receive no behavioral reinforcement at home. In the countries with star education systems parents are ashamed of disobedient and underperforming students and reinforce the goals of the school at home. You won't get better teachers until you get better parents and a culture that values education.
- politician 3y agoSorry, I was asking about accountability, not performance. The purpose of my question was not in regards to how to produce better teachers; rather, trying to understand how problematic teachers are discovered and held accountable for staying in the role past the time when it is healthy and safe for the children in the classroom.