[student YouTube shenanigans]
Every good teacher worries about waning class control, especially if the eyes of the principal are passing but what happens if the eyes of the world are witness to your moment (warranted or not) of abandon? Well, two students at a secondary school in Quebec did just that. After "provoking" (not sure what that entails these days) the teacher the students "recorded the teacher's reaction on a tiny digital camera when he ordered them to leave." The students then uploaded the video to YouTube. "The school convinced YouTube to remove the videos on Monday and suspended the students indefinitely this week because they knew that the school has a strict policy banning cellphones and digital cameras." However, this is not the first recorded incident. Two weeks ago students at a school north of Quebec recorded their teacher and made it freely available on you tube. As this CBC article suggests, do a quick search of "angry teacher" and on YouTube and see how many results appear.
I don't know about you, but when I'm lecturing I'm going to make doubly sure no one is recording me...don't want people copying all my lesson ideas!
Here is a clip of the CBC news cast covering this story:
posted by Jess @ 09:49
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That is scary! For so many reasons.
There is too much room for these incidents to be taken out of context. These are people's careers and lives the kids are playing with, but it's natural to want to protect kids (especially young kids) against adults.
Not to mention, the content and of the lecture being lifted and used. Ugh. The world as your judge without all the facts, who needs that???
Hi OG,
I agree - it IS scary, for tons of reasons. Especially as it's taken out of context. When things are taken out of context we (all the people watching youtube) can only judge that snippet. Not fair to the teacher or the kids being taught. I agree about wanting to protect kid but having taught at secondary school I know how hard it is to have parents on your side. So many people think teachers are just in it for the holidays...never mind the stroppy kids, attempting to teach to various levels and learning modes, making things interesting, marking, prep., and dealing with the parents. The last thing good teachers need is the fear of a youtube video popping up! What if people start filming doctor appointments to prove they only had a cursory check...it could so easily get out of hand.
scaryyyyyy is the word
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