Dear parents who want to put a video camera in my classroom:
Your tax dollars pay my salary, so you want to make sure I'm teaching your child properly. That I'm not exposing your child to harmful ideas that clash with your value system. That I'm treating your child with fairness and respect. I get that.
Then you should agree to grant me access to a video camera in your home. I should be able to see that you're raising my student properly. That you're treating my student with love and dignity. That you're providing nutritious meals, a safe and stable environment, adequate clothing, and enough time to study so my student arrives at school every day clean, well rested, well fed, and ready to learn.
It is universally accepted that most of the problems students bring to the classroom can be traced to their home environment. When a student commits a crime on school property, whether it be drug related, theft, assault, or a mass shooting, authorities immediately investigate the student's home. They do not demand to examine the teachers' lesson plans. I know of no instance in which a student was so radicalised by what he learned in school that he went home and shot his family.
So, by all means, put a camera in my classroom. Perhaps you will learn something.
Sincerely,
Your child's teacher