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[ PRIVACY Forum ] $1.1 million-plus Gates grants: 'Galvanic'
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$1.1 million-plus Gates grants: 'Galvanic' bracelets that measure
student engagement
http://j.mp/11psyU6 (Washington Post)
"How, Ravitch asks, would the bracelet tell if a student is responding
to a teacher and not to something his friend whispers in his ear?
That's just one of the questions that come to mind about this
enterprise, including this one: Why would anybody spent money on this
when some school systems can't afford to pay their electric bills?
And: Is there not something a bit creepy about making kids wear
something so their reactions to learning about the War of 1812 can be
measured?"
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This one is really getting to the creepy line. Presumably the next
step is shock collars to jolt students if they're not considered to be
sufficiently "engaged?"
--Lauren--
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