I just don't get it

First day back after the much-needed winter break. I think I needed a break from my kids as much as they needed a break from me.

As a class, we spent a lot of the morning reviewing our class rules, expectations, and consequences. I'm still amazed at how kids can tell me EXACTLY which rule they broke, and how they can make a better choice the next time...yet get confused when I give the consequence:

Me: "Why are you on yellow today?"

Student: "Because I was talking while you were talking, I talked back to you, I pushed someone else in line, and I wasn't following your directions when you asked me to line up."

Me: "Which of our classroom agreements were you not following?"

Student: "Be kind, be respectful, and follow teacher directions the first time."

Me: "How can we have a better afternoon?"

Student: "Follow your directions, sit quietly while you're teaching, and not push."

Me: "Excellent! I'll look forward to that this afternoon. But, hmmmm....there's still those classroom agreements that you forgot about. You need to think about your choices as you walk a few laps around the "Thinking Trail." I think 5 laps will do it; and maybe if you do a great job on the first 4, you won't have to walk the 5th."

Student: "WHAT?!? Laps??? Why do I have to walk laps??"

Um....what?? Did I miss something?