A question for teachers: What do you think of cameras in the classroom?

[riderinthestorm]

24. I'm not a teacher but my clients often believe (and act) as though their horse is their child

And I often feel as though I'm treated accordingly. The assumptions, innuendo and gossip can be very destructive to me - "the teacher". I'd love to have an "objective angle" if you will to counteract some of the negativity while demonstrating the great positives.

Personally, I'd have no problem having cameras installed so my clients could watch me interact with their horse, others' horses, and the rest of the staff. It would dispel a lot of the rumour-mongering and fear that builds up for some clients since I spend so much more time interacting with their child (oops! horse!) on a daily basis than they do. And honestly, it's my job to reprimand and train. My clients have a love/hate relationship because they are with us so we can point out the problems and tell them exactly what they are doing wrong - tricky relationship stuff to say the least, probably a lot like a teacher in a classroom.

Having a 24 hour cam set up for them to tune in when they wanted would probably be an excellent addition to my teaching operation.