"The most glaring of these are when parents complain to a teacher or administrator about a behavior rule being enforced and push back against it. An example is when a student violates the technology AUP (Acceptable Use Policy), and the teacher enforces the consequence. Let's say a student uses a school device in an unacceptable way, such as to bully another student online. The student is expected to accept the punishment as stated in the AUP to reteach behavioral expectations."
"As parents, most of us are just out here doing our best, trying to help our kids survive and thrive in a world that gets more complicated with every passing day. Unfortunately, there really is no end-all, be-all guidebook on parenting, which means we're going to mess up - and since school is a huge part of kids' lives, parents face a lot of room for error."
Parents often try to help children navigate a complex world but can unintentionally hinder classroom functioning. Educators report common problematic habits include excusing rule-breaking and contesting appropriately enforced consequences, such as violations of a school's Acceptable Use Policy. Parents sometimes argue punishments are unfair, claim their child was joking, assert that reading detailed policies is unrealistic, or insist other students go unpunished. Grades represent student understanding and are not arbitrary. Teachers ask for parental support in accepting established expectations and consequences so behavioral expectations can be reteached and learning environments remain consistent and equitable for all students.
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