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Surveillance in Our Schools: Beneath the Friendly Exterior of ClassDojo

posted by martyb on Tuesday January 22 2019, @09:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the Quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Phys.org:

In a new paper, education researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) say that while the technology may be innovative, ClassDojo encourages an archaic approach to school discipline and neglects a genuinely educational approach to developing behaviour.

Further, they express concern that the app conditions children to accept rising levels of surveillance and control.

"Class Dojo can be understood as yet another data-gathering surveillance technology that is contributing to a culture of surveillance that has become normalised in schools", said Jamie Manolev, a doctoral candidate at UniSA and the study's lead author.

Is ClassDojo helping parents learn what their kids are getting up to at school, or is it normalizing surveillance for students?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @04:07PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @04:07PM (#790648)

    This is "progress" in the modern world.

    Fewer deaths and serious injuries from car accidents is progress. This equals less of a burden on emergency services and emergency care, which often affects others besides the individual that doesn't like wearing seat belts.

    Your argument would hold up better against activities that only cause self-harm without an increased burden on society.

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday January 23 2019, @04:19PM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday January 23 2019, @04:19PM (#790654) Journal

    Ho-hum. A free man or woman decides for him/herself what risks he/she is willing to take. It is not the place of government to decide for me what risks I may or may not take. Government doesn't take the same sort of interest in my financial risks, does it?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @06:00PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @06:00PM (#790723)

      It is in society's interest when they become a burden because of their actions. Uninsured and underinsured people without seat belts cause a financial burden on society as well as taking the time and resources of emergency services. Car manufacturers are required to design more expensive air bag systems because of how common it is for people to not wear seat belts.

      The government does regulate financial risks. Not that those regulations have any bearing on your position.