I'm going through something similar w/ my Ker. Teacher and psych says he's happy and engaged at school yet every morning he's asking not to go. When he comes home, he seems OK. Now two weeks ago, he was very sad when he got off the bus and he was upset as school as well so the teacher started sending him to the school psych. We sort of fixed the noise issue in the lunch room which was causing him anxiety but he still says he wants to homeschool. We have the complicating issue that DS8 is being homeschooled. I will be HSing my Ker in the fall for 1st grade or sooner if he gets worse again. DS5 says he is tired of learning stuff he already knows.

The psych did say that he could be seemingly happy at school but not letting it out until he gets home. I know I constantly heard from DS8's teacher that he's fine at school but he was miserable when he got off the bus and begged, begged, and cried not to go to school.

Kriston - I like the idea about the contract!