Without reading carefully all replies (so with the risk of repeating someone else's point), I wonder whether the pace might contribute to the issue.
My DD is doing Algebra through an online course arranged by our district. What I noticed was that there were a few topics that took her quite a while to truly understand, even though the rest was straight-forward. With the online course this was not a problem. She simply spent more time on the difficult topics (much more time, actually, on these topics). But in a classroom kids might not have this kind of flexibility. So if they feel stuck on something, and don't have time to *unstuck*, and are forced into the next topic and the next topic, that might be a source of stress and frustration.
Just a thought... My son actually has similar moments. He is in college-level math, and he tells his teacher that he often needs a Eureka moment for a new concept to truly make sense. Before this moment comes, his homework and classroom discussion won't be of high quality but all he needs is a bit more time. And his teacher totally gets it.
Maybe talking with the teacher and see what they suggest?
Last edited by playandlearn; 02/18/16 09:31 AM.
