'The participation rate has been zero': Teacher pressured by helicopter parents to provide extra credit, she gets even by giving lengthy assignments involving parental participation

Overbearing parents can make school a miserable existence for teachers and students alike. Thankfully for these overworked kids, their helicopter parents have met their match with their history teacher.

This teacher was pressured by the parents to assign more extra credit so their kids could have a greater chance at getting A+ final grades. After receiving enough pressure from the board and the administration, the teacher acquiesced but devised a plan to maliciously comply. She decided to give the exact number of extra credit assignments as was requested but at a price. All of the assignments involved heavy time commitments on behalf of the parents. For instance, one of these assignments involved extensive interviews with parents about an important historical event from their lifetimes. Of course, as the teacher predicted, as soon as the parents were required to be involved in these lengthy assignments, the participation rate was practically nonexistent.

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