Our daughter began to struggle with school for the first time when she entered middle school in the 6th Grade; some children do not cope well handling the many changes that come with this transition. She lost her ability to focus long enough to complete the majority of her homework, unless it was art or another class she loved: she would work on these assignments for way too long, using up any precious time that could be used for needed work elsewhere.
Math, science, and English were on the “panic” list. She was too overwhelmed much of the time to deal with these on her own. Helping her in school suddenly became like a part-time job for me. I would find her lying on the floor doing nothing, or breaking down in tears or screaming rather...