It seems like it started with athletes, and I can see signing away a certain amount of freedom if you are on an athletic scholarship and were quite possibly admitted when your academic chops didn’t quite measure up (not everyone, obviously, but many, especially as you move up the competitive ladder).
The article makes it seem like it’s gone beyond that, though. I guess you could make the same argument for anyone receiving financial aid, although to me that’s stretching it a little. And then I guess you could say that the rules should be the same for anyone, and require it for full pays as well.
I guess it’s like everything else, they will do what they can get away with, unless people vote with their feet. I was put off by the absolute glee expressed by the Syracuse prof whose attendance numbers were way up. Yeah, pal, it’s all about you. Maybe work on your lecturing skills instead.
I wouldn’t let my kid go to a school that does this. I am generally not a “slippery slope” type of person, but I’ll make an exception in this case. It was hard for us to take our kids off “find my friends” when they went off to college, but we did and it’s been fine. This is just more “grooming” to get them used to being constantly tracked.
Money quote for me:
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But the company also claims to see much more than just attendance.
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Yeah, I bet they do.