盖茨拟推出“情绪手镯” 学生状态一戴便知
<p><span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="supremo">supremo</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="bracelets">bracelets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Melinda">Melinda</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> $1.1 <span word="million">million</span> (£700,000) <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="galvanic">galvanic</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="bracelets">bracelets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fitting">fitting</span> <span word="classrooms">classrooms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bracelets">bracelets</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="conducts">conducts</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="moisture">moisture</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="Sweat">Sweat</span> <span word="glands">glands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="conductance">conductance</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="response">response</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p>‘<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>?’ <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span> <span word="Valerie">Valerie</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>.</p><p>‘<span word="The">The</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="measurement">measurement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="nutty">nutty</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="heights">heights</span>.'</p><p><span word="Teacher">Teacher</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Cody">Cody</span>, <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Week">Week</span>, <span word="commented">commented</span>: ‘<span word="The">The</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="empathetic">empathetic</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="galvanic">galvanic</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="drowsy">drowsy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disinterested">disinterested</span> -- <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span>!’</p>
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