Tracking devices for the kid, the dog, and luggage
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| California students get tracking devices |
| 2010-08-29 |
| RICHMOND, Calif.—California officials are outfitting preschoolers in Contra Costa County with tracking devices they say will save staff time and money. Getting them ready for the new Progressive America - where everyone will have to wear a tracking device. The system was introduced Tuesday. When at the school, students will wear a jersey that has a small radio frequency tag. The tag will send signals to sensors that help track children's whereabouts, attendance and even whether they've eaten or not. How often do they take attendance in CA? How the heck can a RFID tag tell if a student has eaten? And what business is it of the schools anyway? Will a lunchroom monitor force-feed little Jenny the "Chef's Surprise" lunch if she doesn't eat enough of it? School officials say it will free up teachers and administrators who previously had to note on paper files when a child was absent or had eaten. The fact that you have administrators and teachers walking around noting the location of each student and how much the've eaten give a broad hint for another cost-cutting move - but the Teachers It cost $50,000 and was paid by a federal grant. |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #12 saw this on the news... teachers claim that monitoring the kids in the halls between activities and on the playground is taking a toll on them. district claims that by not having having to hire staff to monitor the halls and playground, they can save $$$. total boondoggle. the district is not going to downsize the positions filled now by hall staff and playground monitors. also very bad idea to rely on the devices to ensure kids are ok. you can see on the screen that johnny and billy are on the playground, but no idea if they are hitting each other or hurt. some asshat from the school praised the idea that parents could check out their kids using the touch screen without having to interact with staff -- as a convenience parents would appreciate. big WTF |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2010-08-29 21:36 |
| #11 As SM alludes, Richmond was invented to make Oakland look good. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-08-29 16:10 |
| #10 on the good side: the Lil' Future Criminals™ will be acclimated to ankle-bracelet GPS monitoring already |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-08-29 14:53 |
| #9 So how exactly will this save time and money? Will teachers and administrators take a pay cut because they no longer have to do the heavy lifting of taking attendance or announcing lunch? And teacher's unions wonder why people think they're a bunch of overpaid, lazy incompetents. Or could it be to get young Johnny and Janey used to being electronically monitored? It's not so bad, right, kids? Right, mom and dad? By the time you're 25 or 26, you won't even notice. And it's for your own good. Trust us... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-08-29 14:38 |
| #8 I lived in Richmond, CA for years: it's an urban abyss. This won't work. Nothing will work except burning at city completely down and turning it back into productive farmland. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2010-08-29 14:26 |
| #7 You'd hate to have a teacher take roll, after all. That's two minutes of work. Save who money? What teachers will they eliminate to save two minutes a day? Looks like they simply have a cost of new technology instead. Who'd allow their kids to become slaves so their kids don't have to answer "here". Sheesh. And who'd actually believe that tracking devices, no doubt made in China, would actually be reliable enough to use more than a month. |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Chinemble5313 2010-08-29 14:06 |
| #6 This could only work in disfunctional communities like Richmond, CA where parents are largely non-participants. Even then, most kids are not going to take to this. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2010-08-29 13:09 |
| #5 I can hardly wait 'til the first kid straps his device to a stray dog. Or convinces another kid to wear two jerseys. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-08-29 13:08 |
| #4 The fact that they are using it to tell if little johnny has eaten all his peas is a pretty fair indication of what they intend to use it for. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-08-29 13:03 |
| #3 I can hardly wait 'til the first kid straps his device to a stray dog. What the hellÂ…America is clamoring for the next balloon boy anyway. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2010-08-29 12:50 |
| #2 Amusing story "Scary Thrift Store Adventure" Tracking devices for the kid, the dog, and luggage |
| Posted by: Goodluck 2010-08-29 12:50 |
| #1 I'll bet LARGE most of these will be stuffed in lockers and forgotten. It's a good idea overall, but the potentials for Super-Nannyism are so great. Say Mommy's or Daddy's hurt, and you've got to find little Johnny NOW. Pdophiles are cruising the neighborhood, Get a headcount NOW. other uses? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-08-29 12:26 |