My oldest went through something similar when I brought him home after 2nd grade. It took about 7 months until we hit material that was new and he didn't grasp instantaneously. He shut down for about 3months. After never getting anything wrong in school for K-2, not knowing something really hit him in the ol' self-esteem department. He came through it just fine and is now OK w/ getting things wrong, and having to put forth a bit of effort.
I think my middle son is going through something similar but he's doing it quite LOUDLY ie the whining, shreaking, tears, crying....I can. not. deal. with that. Can we say excitabilities anyone? I guess the apples don't fall to far from the tree. With a 5th grader and 4yr old, I guess I have just less patience to deal with it.
....Dazey (going look in the closet to find more patience).
