I still remember a student getting yelled at for working ahead in the book in 1st grade. I guess I learned my lesson because I never did it. He wasn't even a

I still remember a student getting yelled at for working ahead in the book in 1st grade. I guess I learned my lesson because I never did it. He wasn't even a very good student, and my reaction (that I was wise enough to not vocalize) was "well, he's finally doing some work, this is a good thing, right?" There are a bunch of people in school administration who have as priority #1 "make the system as easy to run as possible." Priority #2 is to drive out anyone who questions priority #1.