<p>Curm–that happened to my Son, but it was fifth grade. H was by far the best writer in the class (I know because i was a volunteer tutor, though never assigned to him) but after first marking period, he got his first B+ ever, in English. He asked the teacher, and she said she didn’t think he was really trying very hard, and she knew he could do better. Well, after that, his writing just took off. Years later, at an Honor Society lunch, each student chose one teacher from the past, any year from K onward, to be their guest. He invited her.</p>