I could share lots of anecdotes in the reverse, but that’s really all they are. Either way, homeschooling wasn’t nonsense for me, and I’m choosing to continue that legacy with my children alongside this next generation of parents who believe homeschooling is the best option for their family.
There is some good research, but be wary. A lot of the research is done by pro-homeschooling institutions.
I never considered it for my kids because our public schools are pretty good, and I did not feel I had the experience or resources or time to do any better. But some people have more of a passion for it and find answers to those issues.
I'm sure there are kids who are poorly homeschooled, but your anecdote does not meany anything in the big picture. Shall I tell you about all the public-school kids I met who ended up flunking out of college?
>replace formal education with the nonsense that is homeschool.
I don't count public school as a formal education. I think of it as a daycare subsidy to make more parents work.
My daughter (16) is homeschooled and volunteers at a local private school where she teaches English and Code (in Scratch). I volunteered at the same school last year. It's given me a real insight into how important parent involvement is in education, regardless of what method you choose.
Social skills is such a red-herring. People were social long before school. It’s instinctual.
Every homeschooler I met in college was just short of flunking out. College isn’t “out school” or whatever we’re calling the homeopathic education these days.
The education system needs to be reformed, but every homeschooler is about as well equipped for the real world as the people in the poorest school-districts, of the poorest cities, of the poorest states.