OP:

My 2 kids are home schooled. They also have more friends than I can shake a stick at (not that I'd shake sticks at kids :) ). They're both in several after school activities and there are also a lot of home school group activities like art, skiing, music. Think of anything done in a public school and there's a homeschool version of it most likely in your town. Plus we live in a neighborhood where every home has a kid or two or three. All the kids in the neighborhood are friends. So there is absolutely no issue with socialization or lack of friends or anything like that.

In our state, home school kids have the option to take the public school standardized tests. Both my kids consistently score 2 grades above where they should be for all subjects. I don't know if that's cuz they're really smart or my wife does a really good job, either way, it's working out very well so far.

Having said all that....it's not easy. My wife does the primary teaching, and I help out here and there. But for her it is definitely a full time job. Don't go into it unless you truly commit and don't treat it like a part time job. Either you're in or you're not, don't 1/2 a$$ it.

Also I know the stereotype is homeschooler = ultra religious. That is somewhat true, but in our community of families we know, religion plays a small role. We're not religious whatsoever.

Anyway my 2 cents worth on the subject. PM me if you have any questions, I'm always happy to share on this subject.

I personally was home-schooled towards the end of my school years (I'm in the UK, so from 15-16 years old,) and it was better for me, personally. I liked how the learning was tailored to me specifically and working one-on-one, rather than in a large class of 28+.

Thanks again for the responses. It's good to see the range of positions and get input.

He isn't getting much out of the therapist he is seeing now (she is very kind and gentle, but older). I am advocating we switch therapists and keep working on this. I would like to concentrate on that and try and ride out this school year. We'll see how it goes.

I have a grandson going through this now. We've just started examining alternatives. I'm ready to pay for private school but his parents aren't ready to do that yet.

Making it through the school year is probably a good course to take. Quitting in the middle of things is not a good precedent to set.

I think getting to the cause of the anxiety is important. Just switching to home schooling without addressing this may turn out okay, but is probably not addressing the problem.

Sorry, didn't read all of it. Sorry if repeating someone else.

My son hated school but started hating it around 4th grade. Cried everyday. We had him tested and found out severely dyslexic. My wife figured it out not the school. Public schools and disabilities is a topic for another time. Anyway, we eventually got him into a dyslexic school. He had to leave at 6:20 in the am and drive 2hrs each way to get to. He complained but really loved the school. He is now boarding at a dyslexic high school. It is amazing the transformation.
Maybe something to test for.

Oh, we did therapists (Plural), didn't help. Anxiety and anger.
Giving him a place where he could learn made all the difference. Good luck.

We pulled my son a month into school year. I think sooner than later was important. It shows if there is a problem, fix it. We are talking about a boy, not a leaky roof.

Over the years we have seen a lot of kids where the grand parents are footing part of or all of the bill. I think that is awesome when I hear about it.

His classes have never had more than 10 kids in them, more often he is in a class with 5-7 kids.

He started in Montessori in pre-primary and most of primary, then moved on to regular private schooling from 6th to 10th grade.

His tuition is close to 20K a year and the school we are using is 25 miles away. That is why we bought the i3.

I keep saying in my head, 2 more years 2 more years 2 more years. He should be close to a 2 years degree by graduation so there is that. Then I just want to him to finish up 2 more years of collage and get a 4 years degree. So far he wants to be a civil engineer. I know that can change. I look forward to him designing backwards bridges.

HAHAHA! You got me bro. Thanks for the first laugh of the day.SmileWavy