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What if teachers were able to monitor their student's emotions during class? In the article, "Making Mona Lisa Smile", by Nick D'Alto, D'Alto talks about a technology that was developed that can detect how someone or something feels based off of facial expressions. How the technology works is that there are certains muscle in a person's face that codes for different feelings and if they move a certain way, then the person is conveying a certain feeling, which the computer can detect. This technology is interesting, but it shouldn't be used in school environment. Sure, there are some positives but overall, the negatives outweigh the postivies. This technology is expensive and insufficient, not necessary, and invades privacy, which can be a distraction. The technology used to identify feelings and expressions should not be allowed in a clasroom.

This technology is too expensive to put in classrooms. It requires a good amount of money in order to install in into a classroom. Many classrooms do not have it right now too so it can be a huge blow to a country's capital or economy. Since many developing countries do not have the money to put this technology into classroom, they will lag behind in education even more, since they don't get the benefits that this technology may provide. Not to mention, investing a great amount of money into the technology is nt worth it because even in developed cuntries, there are bigger problems to worry about and more important issues that the government needs to fund for. Also, this technology is insufficient because as stated in the article, "PC can't handle the complex algorithms used t decode Mona Lisa's smile." This shows that there are some computers that cannot handle the complex algorithm, so even if a school wanted to invest in this techology, they need good quality computers, whch is putting a bigger hole in their budget. Although this technology would be nice to have, it is a problem financially and insufficient.

Along with it being a financial burden, this technology is not really useful in classrooms. In schools today, many teachers plan out their lesson before the class starts. With this technology, if a student were bored, the teacher would have to either change the whole class plan or let the student be bored. Also, there will be occasions where one student is interested in material while another is bored. This info really isn't useful because the teacher cannot satisfy both students at once. And then there is the issue with techology these days. In the article, a line states "Most human communication is nonverbal, including emotional communication." Since many students are attached to their phones or devices, knowing their emotion really is not useful. They are either bored or not interested in the lesson. All in all, this technology really does not provide much in the learning environment today.

Finally, this techonology can actually be a distraction and invade privacy. By being able to detect a student's emotion in class, the student may feel insecure. This can cause them to become paranoid and focus on their thoughts and assumption rather than the lesson the teacher is teaching. In the society today, cyber bulling is fairy common. If a student is already insecure, then knowing the teacher is monitoring how they feel in a classroom could cause the student to break down. And then there are the group of kids that want to be class clowns. Students can purposely activate a muscle in the face that codes for a different feeling than they are actually feeling. This could make students focus more on messing with the technology rather than paying attention in class. Another conflict that came to mind is if a student is feeling down because of something that happened in their life. Teachers may call on that student. With this device in a classroom, students can find this technology as more of a distraction than a use for the teacher.

In conclusion, this technology has more of a negative impact rather than a positive impact in the classroom. It can serve as a distraction to the class atmosphere, a financial burden to a country's economy, and does not make a huge impact overall in the classroom. Although this technology is very interesting and provide some positives, it should be used just for kicks and giggles and not incorporated into a classroom.

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