Wyoming Lawmakers Propose Installing Cameras In Classrooms

The Christian Science Monitor (1/25, Khadaroo) reports, "Teachers in Wyoming might someday have to add an extra step to their lesson plans: Smile for the camera. State lawmakers have proposed installing video cameras and taping lessons to help evaluate teachers' performance." According to the Monitor, "the notion of tying recorded lessons to high-stakes evaluations raises a host of thorny issues. Schools would have to consider who would be evaluating the taped lessons, what criteria they'd use, and how student and teacher privacy would be respected."