Erratic power behavior when wall charging

Whenever I charge my iPad using the charging block and AC current, I like to turn the power off altogether, rather than just put the iPad into sleep mode.
As soon as I plug it into the wall, the iPad power comes back on. When I go to shut it off again, sometimes it stays off, but sometimes it powers off and then back on after a few seconds.
Is this normal behavior when wall charging?

The ipad cannot charge white it is off. So therefore when you plug it into the wall it turns on to charge and turn it off the ipad knows the power is there but needs to be on to keep it so it turns on..
You are actually damaging your ipad when you turn it off while charging. The reason the second time it stays off a little longer is because the ipad stopped connection until the next wave of electricity flows which is why it turns back on.

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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