[ExTxMarine]

It sounds like she has the necessary gifts. That should be nurtured!

Thank you, I do try to encourage her.
That's the part that gets me so dang angry! Instead of asking her how she sees the problem and works the problem, he simply marked her WRONG! I have been working with her and tell her to continue to do the work the way she sees it in her head - THAT is how you develop intelligence! Not by forcing her to do things your way!

[Reily]

Unfortunately to get around this NEA slug she might have to conform a little bit and do things his way. Which means it could be double the work, doing it the moron's way & doing her way with her innate mathematics intuition. She doesn't want to be mislabeled by this mathematics ignoramus, that could lead to other problems with the K-12 educational establishment later.

Keep up the nurturing ! Sounds like you are doing it right.