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I homeschooled my son until he started college at 16. He is currently half way to a bachelors in biomedical engineering. We chose to do homeschool because the local public school system did not provide for him academically and local private schools didn't do much better. There are many rewarding things about homeschooling. I have seen parents do it brilliantly and I have seen parents fail their children terribly.

This is not a decision you make lightly. You need to be all in. Homeschooling will not erase any anxiety. You and your wife need to look at yourselves, as potential teachers, and ask if you will be able to critique your son's work even if he has anxiety. If he cries, has a panic attack, etc, how will you deal with that? Will you guide him through it or will you cater to his emotion and let him get by. The hardest part is telling your child they failed at an assignment, see that disappointment and making them repeat it so they get it. You must be able to pull away from some of the emotions of a parent and look at homeschooling as a job that needs to be done better than any job you have ever done. The consequence of failure is too great.

I don't want to discourage homeschooling because it can work. If you are interested I can PM my number to you and your wife is welcome to call me. I have helped lots of people get started. There may be things she hasn't thought about that I can help with that may help you guys make a choice.

Whatever you choose, I wish you luck.