Teachers, PLEASE show your face on screen at least sometimes when you teach!

[Anonymous]

My connection craps out when I have the camera on.. the computer gives me a warning and I shut the video off. If I ignore it and I get kicked out. Once I’m kicked out, the Zoom ends because I am the host. So we can learn with my ugly mug hidden 1/2 the times or we can not learn at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you should let the principal know. There is no way they would condone this.

+1. That’s ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a HS teacher who keeps my camera on at all times, but I do want to point out that a LOT of pictures have been circulating of teachers teaching because students are leaving their cameras off and we have no idea when they recording us or taking pictures. I'm well aware of this, and frankly don't care/don't think I get noticed because I'm only 30, but I know the older teachers or ones who are struggling are always being posted on snapchat and being laughed at. While I agree that cameras should be on, I think it's worth considering that while your coworkers don't take pictures and send them out with the intention to doctor them and make fun of you, ours do and the camera off can be a bit of a self protection issue.

And I understand that. Because I am sick and tired of teachers telling parents of HS kids that their kids are slackers if they won’t turn the camera on. And if parents cared they would make the kids turn the camera on. I would never make my kid turn the camera on. If they are doing this to teachers, it’s 10x worse to each other. And my DD feels very isolated and really, really wants the camera on. But she’s afraid. With good cause after what kids were doing last spring. Still, if even the teachers are too cowed by bullies to turn cameras on, what message does that send to a 15 year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a HS teacher who keeps my camera on at all times, but I do want to point out that a LOT of pictures have been circulating of teachers teaching because students are leaving their cameras off and we have no idea when they recording us or taking pictures. I'm well aware of this, and frankly don't care/don't think I get noticed because I'm only 30, but I know the older teachers or ones who are struggling are always being posted on snapchat and being laughed at. While I agree that cameras should be on, I think it's worth considering that while your coworkers don't take pictures and send them out with the intention to doctor them and make fun of you, ours do and the camera off can be a bit of a self protection issue.

This is a parenting issue and its sad how uninvolved parents are or don't care.

This is rampant, and your kid is probably doing it to both peers and teachers. Unless you stand there all day and watch them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a HS teacher who keeps my camera on at all times, but I do want to point out that a LOT of pictures have been circulating of teachers teaching because students are leaving their cameras off and we have no idea when they recording us or taking pictures. I'm well aware of this, and frankly don't care/don't think I get noticed because I'm only 30, but I know the older teachers or ones who are struggling are always being posted on snapchat and being laughed at. While I agree that cameras should be on, I think it's worth considering that while your coworkers don't take pictures and send them out with the intention to doctor them and make fun of you, ours do and the camera off can be a bit of a self protection issue.

This is a parenting issue and its sad how uninvolved parents are or don't care.

This is rampant, and your kid is probably doing it to both peers and teachers. Unless you stand there all day and watch them.

My kid shares an office with Dad who is paying attention and often jumping in to help the teachers with It issues. Yours may be doing it but we know ours are not as we are there monitoring it and the one time there was an issue of not paying attention (could tell by the noise in the house), there were consequences for that behavior and it hasn't happened again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you should let the principal know. There is no way they would condone this.

+1. That’s ridiculous.

It is ridiculous, that you think this is a requirement of teaching. It has not specified as a requirement, because of the issues mentioned in previous post. Just another DCUM-er looking for a reason to fire teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a HS teacher who keeps my camera on at all times, but I do want to point out that a LOT of pictures have been circulating of teachers teaching because students are leaving their cameras off and we have no idea when they recording us or taking pictures. I'm well aware of this, and frankly don't care/don't think I get noticed because I'm only 30, but I know the older teachers or ones who are struggling are always being posted on snapchat and being laughed at. While I agree that cameras should be on, I think it's worth considering that while your coworkers don't take pictures and send them out with the intention to doctor them and make fun of you, ours do and the camera off can be a bit of a self protection issue.

And I understand that. Because I am sick and tired of teachers telling parents of HS kids that their kids are slackers if they won’t turn the camera on. And if parents cared they would make the kids turn the camera on. I would never make my kid turn the camera on. If they are doing this to teachers, it’s 10x worse to each other. And my DD feels very isolated and really, really wants the camera on. But she’s afraid. With good cause after what kids were doing last spring. Still, if even the teachers are too cowed by bullies to turn cameras on, what message does that send to a 15 year old.

I don’t think teachers are worried about bullying from their students but a kid could take a picture or video and edit it. You would be surprised how often kids accuse teachers of wrongdoing and the kid is lying. But it doesn’t matter because the rumors are out there. Careers can be ruined. I keep my camera on but I totally get why others would choose not to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why?
Why should she?
In FCPS, 90% of HS students don't turn on their cameras. DCUM parents scream about "privacy"... or they advise people to record any teacher who does anything they don't like and "report it to the principal." Why would any teacher show their face if there is not a solid reason to? Look at the presentation instead. Stop your freakish control issues.

It's her job. She's getting paid.

Wow that’s pretty pathetic of the teacher, and pathetic of high school students hiding their faces....all around depressing. OP, complain to the teacher and principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a HS teacher who keeps my camera on at all times, but I do want to point out that a LOT of pictures have been circulating of teachers teaching because students are leaving their cameras off and we have no idea when they recording us or taking pictures. I'm well aware of this, and frankly don't care/don't think I get noticed because I'm only 30, but I know the older teachers or ones who are struggling are always being posted on snapchat and being laughed at. While I agree that cameras should be on, I think it's worth considering that while your coworkers don't take pictures and send them out with the intention to doctor them and make fun of you, ours do and the camera off can be a bit of a self protection issue.

And I understand that. Because I am sick and tired of teachers telling parents of HS kids that their kids are slackers if they won’t turn the camera on. And if parents cared they would make the kids turn the camera on. I would never make my kid turn the camera on. If they are doing this to teachers, it’s 10x worse to each other. And my DD feels very isolated and really, really wants the camera on. But she’s afraid. With good cause after what kids were doing last spring. Still, if even the teachers are too cowed by bullies to turn cameras on, what message does that send to a 15 year old.

I don’t think teachers are worried about bullying from their students but a kid could take a picture or video and edit it. You would be surprised how often kids accuse teachers of wrongdoing and the kid is lying. But it doesn’t matter because the rumors are out there. Careers can be ruined. I keep my camera on but I totally get why others would choose not to.

This is why its nice the lessons are recorded so that if teachers are wrongly accused its easily provable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a HS teacher who keeps my camera on at all times, but I do want to point out that a LOT of pictures have been circulating of teachers teaching because students are leaving their cameras off and we have no idea when they recording us or taking pictures. I'm well aware of this, and frankly don't care/don't think I get noticed because I'm only 30, but I know the older teachers or ones who are struggling are always being posted on snapchat and being laughed at. While I agree that cameras should be on, I think it's worth considering that while your coworkers don't take pictures and send them out with the intention to doctor them and make fun of you, ours do and the camera off can be a bit of a self protection issue.

And I understand that. Because I am sick and tired of teachers telling parents of HS kids that their kids are slackers if they won’t turn the camera on. And if parents cared they would make the kids turn the camera on. I would never make my kid turn the camera on. If they are doing this to teachers, it’s 10x worse to each other. And my DD feels very isolated and really, really wants the camera on. But she’s afraid. With good cause after what kids were doing last spring. Still, if even the teachers are too cowed by bullies to turn cameras on, what message does that send to a 15 year old.

I don’t think teachers are worried about bullying from their students but a kid could take a picture or video and edit it. You would be surprised how often kids accuse teachers of wrongdoing and the kid is lying. But it doesn’t matter because the rumors are out there. Careers can be ruined. I keep my camera on but I totally get why others would choose not to.

This is why its nice the lessons are recorded so that if teachers are wrongly accused its easily provable.

We’ve been specifically told not to record lessons by our principal because of privacy issues. So they aren’t being recorded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My connection craps out when I have the camera on.. the computer gives me a warning and I shut the video off. If I ignore it and I get kicked out. Once I’m kicked out, the Zoom ends because I am the host. So we can learn with my ugly mug hidden 1/2 the times or we can not learn at all.

You need to get a better internet connection or drive to your school and teach from your classroom. I’m embarrassed for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a HS teacher who keeps my camera on at all times, but I do want to point out that a LOT of pictures have been circulating of teachers teaching because students are leaving their cameras off and we have no idea when they recording us or taking pictures. I'm well aware of this, and frankly don't care/don't think I get noticed because I'm only 30, but I know the older teachers or ones who are struggling are always being posted on snapchat and being laughed at. While I agree that cameras should be on, I think it's worth considering that while your coworkers don't take pictures and send them out with the intention to doctor them and make fun of you, ours do and the camera off can be a bit of a self protection issue.

And I understand that. Because I am sick and tired of teachers telling parents of HS kids that their kids are slackers if they won’t turn the camera on. And if parents cared they would make the kids turn the camera on. I would never make my kid turn the camera on. If they are doing this to teachers, it’s 10x worse to each other. And my DD feels very isolated and really, really wants the camera on. But she’s afraid. With good cause after what kids were doing last spring. Still, if even the teachers are too cowed by bullies to turn cameras on, what message does that send to a 15 year old.

I don’t think teachers are worried about bullying from their students but a kid could take a picture or video and edit it. You would be surprised how often kids accuse teachers of wrongdoing and the kid is lying. But it doesn’t matter because the rumors are out there. Careers can be ruined. I keep my camera on but I totally get why others would choose not to.

This is why its nice the lessons are recorded so that if teachers are wrongly accused its easily provable.

We’ve been specifically told not to record lessons by our principal because of privacy issues. So they aren’t being recorded.

The point remains, if the teachers are too scared to turn on their cameras, why should the students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My connection craps out when I have the camera on.. the computer gives me a warning and I shut the video off. If I ignore it and I get kicked out. Once I’m kicked out, the Zoom ends because I am the host. So we can learn with my ugly mug hidden 1/2 the times or we can not learn at all.

You need to get a better internet connection or drive to your school and teach from your classroom. I’m embarrassed for you!

No, they do not "need" to do that, as their employer (who is not you) has not made it a condition of their employment that they do so. Such entitlement. I'm embarrassed for you!

[Anonymous]

Son's teacher had her camera on and was driving - she probably should have turned off the camera lol
I know some teachers are working hard and stressed - but some are just enjoying a lot more freedom, shorter hours, etc

[Anonymous]

Not okay. DD had a teacher like this in the spring and it was really awful. The teacher was clearly walking away from the screen many times and you could hear her doing other things and not paying attention to the kids.

I think it's a way for her to shirk her duties.