The answer was quick and unanimous. We're besieged by parents who expect us to do everything they want. And if we resist, the administration doesn't back us up. Of course, the dominant stories are not the only stories and may not even reflect the whole truth themselves. But as we know, what people believe happened is just as important as what actually happened.
Children respond to correction with claims of rights abuse.
Grades are routinely and vigorously protested with more aggression than anyone over 40 could imagine. And surely, the undeniable reality of grade inflation cannot be explained solely by the brilliance of post-modern students. Parents feel free to accost teachers and administrators, partly because there is no penalty for such behavior. They come armed with righteous indignation and the dreaded threat of a lawsuit. Which is not to say that parents are always wrong, but that there is an acceptable and an unacceptable way to deliver grievances.