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posted by Mr. Carlisle at 7:12 PM
Sunday, November 25, 2012
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- Name: Mr. Carlisle
- Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
I'm a native South Carolinian and I attained my undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of South Carolina. I taught fourth grade for two years in the Mississippi Delta and two years at an alternative high school in Western North Carolina. I have been at Tigard High School since the fall of 2003, where I teach U.S. History and Psychology.
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11 Comments:
I feel like that doesn't increase kids being in class; maybe I just don't fully understand it. But with a district of 97,000, there is no way they could fully enforce it; the district would just look weak.
7:22 PM
This is scary, definitely sounds like 1984. Invading privacy in the name of "increasing attendance"
8:21 PM
Most teenage kids already carry these "micro chip imbedded trackers". They are called cell phones.
9:21 PM
Very true Louis. Your smart phones are indeed personal tracking devices, however, THS does not have the capability to track your movements using your phone. Yet.
9:32 PM
If forced to wear this tracking device I would transfer to a different school. Who would be in charge of tracking the 97,000 people in the district? I don't think that the goal is worth the expense or that we have the man power to run it.
9:46 PM
that is very interesting, but it is most definitely a violation of our fourth amendment right to security. i hope that the kids that this is happening to realize what is going on so that this doesn't happen to others and eventually everyone. i personally don't like this because it is forcing everyone to go to class, this technology can only track those who are in school so it really only makes those who chow up to school and then don't want to go to class so much that they will hide out somewhere into going to class, but if they are willing to go through so much trouble just to get out of class then how much do we really want them in class?
2:42 AM
I feel like no one would take this knock-off 1984 approach seriously. The school doesn't need to be more government-like...
7:29 AM
While I don't like it, I think accusations of Orwellianism are exaggerated. RFID technology is limited and only allows in-school tracking. In the case of an emergency, administration can find individual students easier. If a student skips to have a smoke outside or make out at the lockers, the teacher will know and the student can be brought back to class. I don't like the idea of attendance-based funding and perceive this program as financially motivated rather than in the interest of the student. I think the "mark of the beast" argument is ridiculous though.
9:23 AM
I don't think it will make kids stay in class. it's kind of creepy. And who wants to pay attention to all the tracking devices.
3:35 PM
I would definitely protest against a system like that. I don't have anything to hide or anything but I just think it would be a major invasion of my privacy. Having that system would just make kids less willing to go to class or school at all because they'll feel violated. I also feel that most parents would be strongly against this and fight to prevent its usage.
3:46 PM
It is sad that they feel the need to take these actions, because school attendance is poor enough to where they have lost funding. That being said, it is an invasion of privacy, and is only causing problems with the students. However, it would make it easy to find students on campus, if there were an emergency, or if someone were skipping class, they could be found and brought in. There is no easy way to increase school attendance, but this is definitely not the best solution.
7:22 PM
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