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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you are letting your daughter off too easily. She knew she wasn't supposed to use that calculator which is why she showed it to the teacher. She just expected she would get special treatment and that the rules did not apply to her. Hmm wonder why that is?[/quote]

You know that how?

My sons teacher said, "one more word and you will sit in the hallway." he said one more word because he wanted to sit in the hallway. That is how his brain works.

He did not understand the problem. He does not understand idioms, sarcasm, etc.

I believe she thought using a calculator but not using all the functions was not wrong. It's logical to me.

They should just do a retest.[/quote]

Thank you for this post. It does clarify things for me. [b]DD thinks so literally that she didn't understand that simply having the calculator in the classroom was wrong because it gave her the opportunity to cheat, even though she did not avail herself of that opportunity[/b]. Her mind does not understand nuance very easily. When I explained this to her, she still didn't really understand, since she is very honest. When she says she won't do something, she doesn't do it. This is one of her social issues. She does not understand that children often say one thing and do something else. That is a mystery to her, which is why she's socially behind her peers. [/quote]

See, I don't view that as literal or linear thinking at all.

Literal and linear thinking is you were told to use a specific calculator. Using something else and trying to justify it is actually very creative thinking. Too creative as the case may be.

Frankly, I'm sorry you're in the situation, but given the record here that you describe, I sort of side with the school.

The peer review thing is odd, though.

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