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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 325426" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Well, not exactly ... but last night, difficult child pulled a classic Aspie trick. He is working on a science chapter that deals with-minerals, gasses and liquids, and how you can tell the difference between a chemical change or a physical change. One of the questions on his study guide was how to tell the difference between a chemical change or a physical change in iron, and how and why iron would be useful for pots and pans.</p><p> </p><p>He went straight to a gridded section in the textbook that listed different minerals and their qualities, etc., and copied it word for word--"It's malleable and it rusts."</p><p> </p><p>Since when is rust a useful quality in a pot or pan? And why do you want it to be malleable?</p><p>Wouldn't you want it to be able to retain heat with-o melting?</p><p>I told him that the operative word was "useful."</p><p>He refused to change his answer. He went ballistic and insisted that what he wrote was correct because his teacher said he should use that grid. He literally couldn't think outside the box.</p><p> </p><p>I left a msg on her voice mail today. I told her I was excited because it was a classic Aspie response, and to please not direct him to only use that type of thing; to be careful to use words like, "Helpful," "Tool," "guide," "in general," etc. She left me a msg in return, and b4 I was able to retrieve it, I picked up difficult child in carpool and she walked right up to the car and started in on the msg.</p><p>"I never told him that, I never told the class to use that chart and I never told them to use anything in that chapter."</p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p> </p><p>Say what? We buy the books and the accompanying workbooks, she teaches out of them, but she doesn't really use them?</p><p> </p><p>Oh, for dawg's sake. Her ego is more important than recognizing my son's Asperger's and learning a new teaching method.</p><p> </p><p>She did have a good point on the ph msg, where she said maybe he just didn't want to change his answer.</p><p>Which is also an Aspie thing.</p><p> </p><p>They're both sticking to their guns and I can see this teacher and her method are not "useful." <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></p><p>Public school is looking pretty good ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 325426, member: 3419"] Well, not exactly ... but last night, difficult child pulled a classic Aspie trick. He is working on a science chapter that deals with-minerals, gasses and liquids, and how you can tell the difference between a chemical change or a physical change. One of the questions on his study guide was how to tell the difference between a chemical change or a physical change in iron, and how and why iron would be useful for pots and pans. He went straight to a gridded section in the textbook that listed different minerals and their qualities, etc., and copied it word for word--"It's malleable and it rusts." Since when is rust a useful quality in a pot or pan? And why do you want it to be malleable? Wouldn't you want it to be able to retain heat with-o melting? I told him that the operative word was "useful." He refused to change his answer. He went ballistic and insisted that what he wrote was correct because his teacher said he should use that grid. He literally couldn't think outside the box. I left a msg on her voice mail today. I told her I was excited because it was a classic Aspie response, and to please not direct him to only use that type of thing; to be careful to use words like, "Helpful," "Tool," "guide," "in general," etc. She left me a msg in return, and b4 I was able to retrieve it, I picked up difficult child in carpool and she walked right up to the car and started in on the msg. "I never told him that, I never told the class to use that chart and I never told them to use anything in that chapter." :angry::confused1: Say what? We buy the books and the accompanying workbooks, she teaches out of them, but she doesn't really use them? Oh, for dawg's sake. Her ego is more important than recognizing my son's Asperger's and learning a new teaching method. She did have a good point on the ph msg, where she said maybe he just didn't want to change his answer. Which is also an Aspie thing. They're both sticking to their guns and I can see this teacher and her method are not "useful." :raspberry-tounge: Public school is looking pretty good ... [/QUOTE]
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