Editorial: Rules and labels meant to enforce order actually create harm

Editorial: Rules and labels meant to enforce order actually create harm

A student sits down on their first day of school and is immediately handed a syllabus. The rules are listed in bullet points in bold black letters under the large section discussing grade weighting. As they go down the list, it reads: “Tests are non-retakeable and will be put in as zeros,” “Showing up to class late is an automatic lunch detention,” and “Submitting the wrong file is unacceptable and will result in a zero, no exceptions,” along wi…