I find that quiet disheartening that her teacher discouraged her from asking those questions in class. I think that would have been far better dealt with by asking her to save her questions and then have the teacher talk to her privately over lunch or recess.
All I can say is if you find an answer please share! I am still unable to force myself to do things that are boring, repetitive or stupid, especially when it comes to school work. At work I've tried to explain this to bosses and ask them to give me new and challenging things to do (which for some reason seems to really frustrate people when you offer to do things above and beyond your job description).
I think you're only hope is talking to her about the things she's skipping over and trying to explain why they are important and what they will lead too (open ended stories ... help the reader come up with their own story from what you made?)
