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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 2028246" data-attributes="member: 177">Okay, I now have to open my mouth, to say that it just isn't that simple - or simplistic.At the moment, I'm doing a lot of substitute teaching.  While it isn't a lot of fun, I can rightfully say that I'm reasonably competent at it.  But I don't know all the kids in the five different schools in which I work.  Kids could swap around in and out of my classes left and right, and I wouldn't know them from Adam or Eve.  And they lie to me all the time, saying they should or should not be in my class, or who has what name.As for the invasion of privacy - HA!  It's a badge that can be taken off!  Give it to a kid that shares the same classes as you, and as far as the system is concerned you're a good little kid.  Meanwhile, you're off smoking in the restroom.  This system might be useful to protect kids who are willing participate, but it won't work as a Big Brother against a kid who doesn't want to be caught.And before you start laying blame upon the school for not teaching the kids respect for learning - that they should be in class because it is good to be in class and not because Big Brother is watching - I need to remind you that this isn't the school's job.  If the parents don't teach the kids respect for school, the school cannot do it for them.</blockquote>