When parents forget they're parents and begin thinking they're schoolteachers. Home and school are complementary, yet very different institutions. And their strength really is in their difference. But sometimes parents become so anxious about their kids' education that they feel they have to run the school in the same way they run their homes. Unfortunately, that really dilutes an opportunity for children to learn about handling a different environment with different expectations.
Some schools now overreact to a noise made by just one parent.
I know parents who've become instrumental in getting rid of teachers. Some teachers deserved it, but others didn't. One parent may also want to strike certain books out of a school library. This is where teachers and principals have got to have a backbone. The school has got to take a leadership role while providing parents with a sense of security that it's doing its very best.