Learning

My 13 year olds newest obsession , ironing. A thing she has so rarely seen me do that my boyfriend took a photo to mark the occasion(yes the one occasion ). She is so much better at folding and hanging up laundry than I am.Well the items she cares about the rest is balled up in the corner of her room.She can't actually look a beds after I dress them. I'm a more 'done is better than perfect ' kind of person where as when she cares about a thing she can spend quite alot of time making it perfect. This attention to detail is great but can make her put alot of pressure on herself. When she was little she used to think you were supposed to get a 100% in tests not just do whatever you can to the best of your ability.I do have family members who will ask about the 1 question she got wrong instead of the 99 she got right.They are very good to her in alot of ways but can be unintentionally( and intentionally at times-nobody could be that oblivous) viciously critical.She does find school work easy enough as she can read well though. I can't imagine what its like for those that who have learning difficulties or are just not suited to a regular school environment. We need electricians, welders, carpenters, plumbers and builders not just engineers,business analysists or quantity surveyors. They are all valuable but we are currently experiencing a shotage of fixers and makers.There are supposed to be five styles of learning and its unfortunate if your style doesn't conform.