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Elron · 04/27/2012, 05:14 pm

I found it funny that in the beginning of the game, Clementine tells us that she is eight years old, but later (on the farm), she mentions she is in first grade. Guess she's not too bright because most first graders are six, and a few are seven. She must have been held back.

WabbitTwaks · 04/27/2012, 05:49 pm

Hey! No pickin' on my girl! She's smart and no one can convince me different!

*Irishmile* · 04/27/2012, 06:14 pm

its not uncommon for parents to start their kids late for different reasons..
My wife and I started my son late because he was so tiny.. and now he is a full year older then all his classmates... (still smaller than them too even with him being a year older)

That said he WAS still just 7 when he was a first grader... While I am talking about my kid.. he just tested in the top 10% in our state for reading and math.. and our state has the second highest scores in the country.. so my 3rd grader is probably smarter than I am LOL.... so proud.

tobar · 04/27/2012, 07:51 pm

They're just discussing 1st grade. It's never explicitly stated that that's what grade she's in. I'd even say that they make it pretty clear that she's passed that grade as she's asked how it was and not is.

RoboSheriff · 04/27/2012, 07:52 pm

"You've learned that clemenite is a 1st grader."

tobar · 04/27/2012, 07:55 pm

Huh. The UI says that? I have that setting turned off.

RoboSheriff · 04/27/2012, 07:57 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobar

Huh. The UI says that? I have that setting turned off.

Did one playthrought with that off and another with Ui on and yea it popped up

TTRlovesMittens · 04/27/2012, 08:10 pm

Don't pick on Clementine. She survived for days off of a walkie-talkie and and a tea-set, that makes her smart in my book!

*Hero1* · 04/27/2012, 08:21 pm

Clementine is the smartest one in the group! If anyone tries to mess with her, they are dead!

Rasher · 04/27/2012, 08:33 pm

I found that odd too. Whatever reason Clementine was held back it's not because she wasn't smart enough. She even says that first grade is too easy.

I think she was adopted. She doen't look like her parents at all. Maybe she wasn't put in a good school until the Marshes got her?

Im_The_Foreman · 04/27/2012, 09:41 pm

Clementine is the oldest 1st grader in Georgia state history.

Actually she was kicked out of school 2 years ago and is now homeschooled, after repeatedly hitting other kids with a hammer.

She still tells people she is in first grade though

patchcookie · 05/17/2012, 08:24 am

I think she is smart and has been advanced through the school system but is to small to go to high school so she was helping out in first grade and not wishing to boast she tell people that she is in first grade

CapnJay · 05/17/2012, 09:47 am

She might not know interstellar fusion but Clementine has got Street Smarts and a Magnificent Fro. and Nobody insults her...... *Looks at other posts* so... i'm not the only one who feels overly protective of her?

Sunago · 05/17/2012, 12:44 pm

In my country the reason most kids get held back in first grade is if they have too much energy left at the end of the year. Most kids energy slowly goes down over the years but if that hasn't gone down enough they hold the kid back so it will be on the same energy level (and thus won't annoy an entire class).

That being said, Clementine actually does seem smart. (figuring out very quickly that the zombies can't climb, managing to survive for a few days by herself, saying first grade is easy, figuring out that the cane would probably be able to hold the door etc. etc.) So that can't be the reason. She also didn't strike me as a child that could be very energetic in class so that can't be the reason either. Maybe her parents moved around a lot?

**Jake** · 05/17/2012, 12:53 pm

I was 8 for the end of first grade, and it was just because I was born on the cusp of when kids were in which grade. I was one of the older kids in my class but my parents preferred that over me being one of the youngest kids in the class.

*I might be off by a year and lying to you right now, though.

*divisionten* · 05/17/2012, 01:00 pm

I was eight in first grade- I was held back in prsechool due to being blind.

Last time I checked, I didn't think I was an idiot. Verification?

kayvent · 05/17/2012, 01:54 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by divisionten

I was eight in first grade- I was held back in prsechool due to being blind.

Last time I checked, I didn't think I was an idiot. Verification?

Verified.

Some cultures "count their years". For those in Computer Science, they know what I mean.

'We' as North Americans tend to say a person who was born 13 years ago is 13 (years old), but some cultures would say they are 14 because they are in their 14th year. Maybe Clementine is asian. That or the developers messed up.

Bowfin · 05/17/2012, 02:08 pm

Maybe when her parents went away they told her she couldn't come with
them because she was too young,and when she met Lee she didn't want to
be left alone,so she lied about her age or it could be what Jake said.

Epic Kiwi · 05/17/2012, 05:08 pm

Spoilers: She's not the real Clementine, she's a psychopathic midget (that's why she speaks in an adult's voice) who murdered Clementine and her family and took their house for herself right before the zombie apocalypse started. Lee had better watch himself.

CapnJay · 05/17/2012, 05:33 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epic Kiwi

Spoilers: She's not the real Clementine, she's a psychopathic midget (that's why she speaks in an adult's voice) who murdered Clementine and her family and took their house for herself right before the zombie apocalypse started. Lee had better watch himself.

*Sing Song Voice* Somebody Rented Orphan instead of The Orphanage on Netflix

04/27/2012, 05:14 pm	#1
Elron Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 7	Clementine Not So Smart? I found it funny that in the beginning of the game, Clementine tells us that she is eight years old, but later (on the farm), she mentions she is in first grade. Guess she's not too bright because most first graders are six, and a few are seven. She must have been held back.

04/27/2012, 05:49 pm	#2
WabbitTwaks The Walking Wabbit Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: The Deep South, USA Posts: 444	Hey! No pickin' on my girl! She's smart and no one can convince me different! __________________ "We will never be an advanced civilization as long as rain showers can delay the launching of a space rocket." ~George Carlin I am neither in TTG's employ, nor a forum moderator. I am just a regular member like anyone else, and my opinions are my own. However, I do tend to be very vocal about those opinions. Get over it.

04/27/2012, 06:14 pm	#3
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	its not uncommon for parents to start their kids late for different reasons.. My wife and I started my son late because he was so tiny.. and now he is a full year older then all his classmates... (still smaller than them too even with him being a year older) That said he WAS still just 7 when he was a first grader... While I am talking about my kid.. he just tested in the top 10% in our state for reading and math.. and our state has the second highest scores in the country.. so my 3rd grader is probably smarter than I am LOL.... so proud. __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

04/27/2012, 08:21 pm	#9
Hero1 conclusion jumper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 1,770	Clementine is the smartest one in the group! If anyone tries to mess with her, they are dead! __________________ Patience is a sharp razor to swallow...

04/27/2012, 09:41 pm	#11
Im_The_Foreman Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 87	Clementine is the oldest 1st grader in Georgia state history. Actually she was kicked out of school 2 years ago and is now homeschooled, after repeatedly hitting other kids with a hammer. She still tells people she is in first grade though Last edited by Im_The_Foreman; 04/27/2012 at 09:46 pm.

04/27/2012, 07:51 pm	#4
tobar Blue Blazer irregular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 696	They're just discussing 1st grade. It's never explicitly stated that that's what grade she's in. I'd even say that they make it pretty clear that she's passed that grade as she's asked how it was and not is.

04/27/2012, 07:52 pm	#5
RoboSheriff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 249	"You've learned that clemenite is a 1st grader."

04/27/2012, 07:55 pm	#6
tobar Blue Blazer irregular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 696	Huh. The UI says that? I have that setting turned off.

04/27/2012, 08:10 pm	#8
TTRlovesMittens Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1	Don't pick on Clementine. She survived for days off of a walkie-talkie and and a tea-set, that makes her smart in my book!

04/27/2012, 08:33 pm	#10
Rasher Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 256	I found that odd too. Whatever reason Clementine was held back it's not because she wasn't smart enough. She even says that first grade is too easy. I think she was adopted. She doen't look like her parents at all. Maybe she wasn't put in a good school until the Marshes got her?

05/17/2012, 08:24 am	#12
patchcookie Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Luton U.K Posts: 55	I think she is smart and has been advanced through the school system but is to small to go to high school so she was helping out in first grade and not wishing to boast she tell people that she is in first grade Last edited by patchcookie; 05/17/2012 at 08:26 am.

05/17/2012, 09:47 am	#13
CapnJay The Consumate Consumer Join Date: May 2012 Location: Red Dwarf Posts: 2,451	She might not know interstellar fusion but Clementine has got Street Smarts and a Magnificent Fro. and Nobody insults her...... Looks at other posts so... i'm not the only one who feels overly protective of her? __________________ http://i47.tinypic.com/2qds5si.gif >-O_###K.I.Q.C.S###_O-< I am Sir Jay of RedBull Head Scribe and Knight charged with Protecting the Queen,Penning tales for the Queen , Keeping Milo from going further insane,Keeping an Eye on the K.O.P. Mentored by Tom Lehrer's Ghost

05/17/2012, 12:44 pm	#14
Sunago Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Netherlands Posts: 20	In my country the reason most kids get held back in first grade is if they have too much energy left at the end of the year. Most kids energy slowly goes down over the years but if that hasn't gone down enough they hold the kid back so it will be on the same energy level (and thus won't annoy an entire class). That being said, Clementine actually does seem smart. (figuring out very quickly that the zombies can't climb, managing to survive for a few days by herself, saying first grade is easy, figuring out that the cane would probably be able to hold the door etc. etc.) So that can't be the reason. She also didn't strike me as a child that could be very energetic in class so that can't be the reason either. Maybe her parents moved around a lot?

05/17/2012, 12:53 pm	#15
Jake Telltale Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,874	I was 8 for the end of first grade, and it was just because I was born on the cusp of when kids were in which grade. I was one of the older kids in my class but my parents preferred that over me being one of the youngest kids in the class. *I might be off by a year and lying to you right now, though.

05/17/2012, 01:00 pm	#16
divisionten Card (Whale) Shark Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 時の向こう風の町 Posts: 2,314	I was eight in first grade- I was held back in prsechool due to being blind. Last time I checked, I didn't think I was an idiot. Verification? __________________ I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own. --Playin' poker with GLaDOS before it was cool--

05/17/2012, 02:08 pm	#18
Bowfin Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 6	Maybe when her parents went away they told her she couldn't come with them because she was too young,and when she met Lee she didn't want to be left alone,so she lied about her age or it could be what Jake said.

05/17/2012, 05:08 pm	#19
Epic Kiwi not a coconut Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: I accidentally the entire city of Boston Posts: 332	Spoilers: She's not the real Clementine, she's a psychopathic midget (that's why she speaks in an adult's voice) who murdered Clementine and her family and took their house for herself right before the zombie apocalypse started. Lee had better watch himself. __________________ Status: Epic Now Playing: Telltale Texas Poke 'Em 2

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