Last week was more relaxed at school, per his teacher, and his mood compared to weeks prior was very different. Happy...not the crying mess he was the week before...and for no apparent reason.
What changed?
End of the marking period?
Curious, that.
Hmm-- I'm wondering why he hasn't been moved into doing 3rd grade (albeit differentiated for written work) at this point, with the scores that he's earning. Is his daily/weekly work like that, too, or just the overall marking period?
If it's daily work, too, and you track down the source of his fluctuating anxiety...
consider that these
could be warning signs of perfectionism. Sunday-night anxiety that wanes as the new weekend approaches is NOT a good sign. I'm sure that you already noticed that.
He has sometimes said he is bored at school. When I ask point blank if he thinks it is easy or hard, he says hard. I think, though, he is very much a six year old boy when it comes to writing, and his hand can't keep pace with his brain. I have no desire to move him up more. He hates homework. It's often a fight as little as he even has.
My number one response to this is...
why? Why "hard?" Why a "fight" to get homework done? This is similar to some of the behavioral problems that we experienced with my DD at 6-8 yo. In retrospect, it was almost entirely about inappropriate curriculum.
Might be worth a try to do something with your DS (a puzzle, a walk, video game, ride in the car) where he doesn't have to make eye contact with you while you 'talk' about what he likes/doesn't-- then steer the conversation toward school and see what he tells you.
