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Thread ID: 137637 2014-08-01 00:36:00 Cic has left Swannanoa so we can't blame him! John H (8) PC World Chat
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1380575 2014-08-01 00:36:00 Why use bracelets? Why not insert the chips like they do with the family pet?

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Apparently the only flaw in the plan was that the school says it didn't communicate well enough with the parents about it. I think I have heard that argument from Telecom, AirNZ, politicians to name a few.
John H (8)
1380576 2014-08-01 01:20:00 Isnt it just tech for the sake of tech : with no real advantage
Is the school really saying they are so hopeless they cant monitor who are the bad kids via any other way.... Ah pen & paper perhaps ?
The teachers will know exactly who the problem kids are. Not rocket science .

I cant see the point.... this school bracelet would surely be seen as something truely uncool by those kids with bad behaviour: so thats that reason blown away
What happens when students keep losing or forgetting the braclets , ongoing costs right there
What happens when 1/4 of parents refuse to have their kids tagged .

Do good students really need to feel rewarded for good behavior : just what message is that sending
It tells them : dont be good because its the right thing to do AND ITS WHATS EXPECTED, be good only if theres a reward at the end of it.
1101 (13337)
1380577 2014-08-01 03:46:00 Why not link up with the NSA and utilize cellphone technology. Ours' have GPS as well !!, would know where the little beggars' were at all times.

Still can't figure out the post on here about the NSA being able to turn cellphones on. pressf1.pcworld.co.nz

Lurking.
Lurking (218)
1380578 2014-08-01 05:03:00 "Swannanoa School wants to use silicon bracelets as part of a scheme to reward good behaviour, minutes from a Parent Teacher Association meeting show."

So apparently you can't tell if a student has been good nor reward them unless they have a tracking device?
pctek (84)
1380579 2014-08-01 05:18:00 What about the teachers? Some have been in the news lately for abusing kids kahawai chaser (3545)
1380580 2014-08-01 06:33:00 Isnt it just tech for the sake of tech : with no real advantage
Is the school really saying they are so hopeless they cant monitor who are the bad kids via any other way.... Ah pen & paper perhaps ?
The teachers will know exactly who the problem kids are. Not rocket science .

I cant see the point.... this school bracelet would surely be seen as something truely uncool by those kids with bad behaviour: so thats that reason blown away
What happens when students keep losing or forgetting the braclets , ongoing costs right there
What happens when 1/4 of parents refuse to have their kids tagged .

Do good students really need to feel rewarded for good behavior : just what message is that sending
It tells them : dont be good because its the right thing to do AND ITS WHATS EXPECTED, be good only if theres a reward at the end of it.
Naturally there must be an alternative to bracelets, large pink eartags just like the other cows have. ;)
R2x1 (4628)
1380581 2014-08-01 21:34:00 Lets just microchip all children at birth. CliveM (6007)
1380582 2014-08-02 03:40:00 Is that the same style chip they have in golf? If so, a maxichip might be better ;) R2x1 (4628)
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