![]() ![]() One teacher said Bill Gates continued to demean and insult the teaching profession, which he knew nothing about. There were strong protests from teachers and students. It hoped this would serve as a ‘simple classroom tool’, enabling teachers to see ‘which kids are tuned in and which are zoned out.’ ![]() The foundation explained that the biometric electrodes of the bracelet send a small current across the skin and measure changes in electrical charges as the sympathetic nervous system responds to stimuli. The Gates Foundation had given $ 1.4 million to a university under its ‘Measures of Effective Teaching’ programme, but retracted saying it was to improve students’ learning. ![]() More disturbingly the sensors had been meant to evaluate teachers’ performance. How would the sensors record a child who looked out to watch a bird? Would they think she was excited, distracted, or bored? In 2012, I was alarmed to read about Galvanic Skin Response or GSR bracelets that measured students’ emotions and engagement in classrooms in the United States. ![]()
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