I'd talk to your dd to try to find out the reasons behind why she's saying she doesn't want her homework to sound like she's too smart. Is it possible the comment came after a parent had looked at her work and asked her to add more? If it's something like that, I'd just respect what she had to say. I've run into situations like that with my kids where my kids had a much better idea of what the teacher wanted in the assignment than I did.
OTOH, if she's worried about sounding smarter than peers, or if she's had comments from the teacher saying she was "trying to sound smart" etc - whatever - I'd wonder if it tied back in with the anxiety you'd mentioned in your earlier post, and if there's something more going on at school that you need to dig into?
*OR* it's possible it's just trying to "dumb-down" to fit in with peers, and that's the *only* thing that's up, then you can talk to her about how to be true to yourself and how trying to be someone you aren't ultimately doesn't work.
Best wishes,
polarbear
