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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 313888" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Taking one concept and applying it to another! That is what is going on in science I think. I am not good at explaining why/how the homework and the book really do match. I think because when it comes to science I am totally lost!</p><p> </p><p>It frustrates me to no end trying to help with science because you take the concept of the text book and apply it to solve a homework assignment. And of course being the perfectionists difficult child and I both are, the answer is impossible because the concept includes so many options and the only ones I can see are the ones in black and white in the book.</p><p> </p><p>For example, If there is a project on electricty - maybe building something electrical. The book may show a picture of a connection that is connected at the back of the project, however, the actual homework may call for the connection to be in the front. I just can not handle that - that is NOT what the text book showed/told - how can my homework turn out correctly if it is not EXACTLY like the text book? How can I help difficult child see that you do not have to follow the book to that extreme? But we know that the concept is not where the connection is but what the connection is doing. (does that make sense?) </p><p> </p><p>So, maybe overanalysing and expecting things to match EXACTLY are part of some learning disabilities. It shows lack of comprehensiveness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 313888, member: 5096"] Taking one concept and applying it to another! That is what is going on in science I think. I am not good at explaining why/how the homework and the book really do match. I think because when it comes to science I am totally lost! It frustrates me to no end trying to help with science because you take the concept of the text book and apply it to solve a homework assignment. And of course being the perfectionists difficult child and I both are, the answer is impossible because the concept includes so many options and the only ones I can see are the ones in black and white in the book. For example, If there is a project on electricty - maybe building something electrical. The book may show a picture of a connection that is connected at the back of the project, however, the actual homework may call for the connection to be in the front. I just can not handle that - that is NOT what the text book showed/told - how can my homework turn out correctly if it is not EXACTLY like the text book? How can I help difficult child see that you do not have to follow the book to that extreme? But we know that the concept is not where the connection is but what the connection is doing. (does that make sense?) So, maybe overanalysing and expecting things to match EXACTLY are part of some learning disabilities. It shows lack of comprehensiveness. [/QUOTE]
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