find the reason! Your child\’s grades were excellent in first and second grade, but suddenly declined in third grade?

Many parents who have school-age children have encountered the \”third grade phenomenon.\” When the child was in first or second grade, his grades were not bad. Although he could not be said to be the first in the class, he was not far behind the highest score. Unknowingly, in the third grade, with the same learning methods and the same learning status, the child\’s performance began to decline significantly. It\’s not sliding one point, one point, but falling five points, ten points, or even twenty points! The child can\’t explain why, and the parents can\’t understand why either, which makes them extremely anxious. In fact, the \”third-grade landslide\” is a relatively common phenomenon. My child, who was in sixth grade, also experienced the \”third grade landslide period\”. After hard work, he returned to normal. In the most recent mock exam for primary school to junior high school, my overall score was second in the class and I was in grade 12. So, first of all, what I want to say is, parents, please relax and don\’t be anxious. Of course, we must pay attention to it, find out the reasons, and help children improve their performance. So, why do children generally experience fluctuations in their grades in the third grade? Parents may wish to look for the problem from the following aspects. If you get it right and correct it in time, your child\’s grades will naturally improve. 01 First of all, if we look for the objective reasons, we have to admit that the learning content and difficulty of the third grade have been greatly improved compared to the first and second grade. Taking Chinese as an example, I suggest that parents look through the Chinese textbooks for grades 1, 2 and 3, compare them, and understand at a glance. You will find that the third-grade texts are significantly improved compared to the first and second grade texts in terms of length, depth, and vocabulary. Including composition, the first and second grade students just look at pictures and write words, and the third grade begins to write a complete composition. Take mathematics as an example. In the first and second grades, they simply understand \”numbers\” and practice calculations. However, after the third grade, it involves application problems that need to be understood, which tests the children\’s knowledge reserves and thinking logic. Generally speaking, the first and second grades focus on basic knowledge and simple skill development, while starting from the third grade involves more in-depth concepts, logical thinking, etc. This means that the requirements for children\’s learning abilities have increased. If children do not adapt to this change in time, their performance will easily decline. 02 Let’s look at the subjective reasons. As mentioned before, when children are in first or second grade, the focus of learning is not knowledge, but the cultivation of study habits and interest. Because the knowledge is simple, and most children have knowledge reserves that connect them to early childhood, some children can still do well in the exams with their cleverness even if they don\’t listen carefully in class. However, this gap will begin to widen from the third grade, which is what we call \”the child\’s capital has been exhausted.\” Children have not developed good study habits. In the third grade, they do not listen carefully in class, do not write homework carefully, do not preview, do not review, and do not seize the time… All these bad habits will drag on the child as the difficulty of knowledge increases in the third grade. Learn the \”hind legs\”. There are also some children who are accustomed to relying on their parents for everything in first and second grade. However, after entering third grade, a lot of knowledge content requires children to think independently. Children cannot integrate knowledge and make analysis and judgment. When faced with such questions, they will I had no idea where to start and decided to give up. In terms of subjective reasons, to sum it up in one sentence, parents only focus on their children’s academic performance when they are in first or second grade.Paying attention to study habits, study interests, study methods, etc., it is inevitable that children\’s grades will decline in the third grade. 03 Other external factors In addition, there are some other external factors that cause children\’s mood swings and lead to a decline in performance. Parents need to pay attention and check it out. Such as family issues. At this stage, is the relationship between parents harmonious, or do they often quarrel, even to the point of divorce? Divorce of parents will make children feel abandoned, which will have a huge psychological impact on children. Children will not be interested in studying, and their grades will naturally decline. Is there a new member in the family? Whether it is a younger brother or a younger sister, the arrival of a new family member will bring a lot of chaos to the small family, both in life and emotionally. It is inevitable that parents will not be able to take care of their children, making them feel neglected. Although children do not express it, their feelings of loss or even jealousy will affect their thinking about reading and affect their learning results. If a parent\’s job changes, he used to have enough time to spend with his children, but after the job transfer, the time to spend with his children suddenly decreases. Parents may think that their children will be considerate, but children are children after all. This sense of gap will make them feel lonely and uneasy, which will affect their learning. For example, the campus environment. Is your child being bullied at school? Are you being excluded? Have you been targeted by your teacher for some reason? Or, if a child changes school, will he adapt to it… This is also a factor that cannot be ignored that affects the fluctuation of children\’s grades. As a parent, you should first look for the reasons from these three aspects, check them out, solve the problems in a targeted manner, help your children solve the \”third grade phenomenon\”, smoothly transition the watershed, and make your children\’s learning path smoother and smoother. In the 6 years of primary school, each grade has different learning goals. If you are not sure about it, I recommend you to read \”Accompanying Children through 6 Years of Primary School\”. I started this book when my children were in first grade and it has been with me for 6 years. Whenever I encounter a problem, I will read it from time to time and take a look to understand the cause of the problem and find a solution. It can be said that this is a very good book. A practical pillow book for tutoring. There is no profound theory in the whole book, it is all applicable practical experience, coming from teacher Yu Min who has been working on the front line for more than 20 years. In the book, you will not only learn scientific methods and learning points applicable to different grades, but you will also further understand the physical and mental characteristics of your children at different ages, from learning methods to social skills, mental health, and moral shaping…