We are currently homeschooling our 3 daughters. Our oldest is 16 & I have homeschooled her since 2nd grade. We ALL absolutely LOVE IT ! ! ! I can honestly say they do not have ANY problems with socialization. My 10yo is probably more socialized than myself & that is saying alot
Here locally we have many co-ops that are open to homeschoolers. They even have programs at the schools if the girls want to attend those. If they want to be on the basketball team they can, same with any other sports.
"Socialization" is probably one of the biggest hangups people have about homeschooling. We choose not to have our kids in public school because of the "socialization" that they would get there. We can teach our kids about drugs, sex, etc. instead of someone "offering" them drugs, sex, etc. at school. Peer pressure right now is absolutely rediculous. Our kids still get it even being homeschooled ! ! ! So there is no way you can avoid it completely, but when they are home I know what they are doing & who they are with.
As far as being "sheltered", maybe they are sheltered from public school but that's about it. There is nothing that we all cannot & do not talk about. They know everything of the world & I consider them all to be very bright intelligent children.
When they were smaller we used to go places & people would always compliment on how well behaved they were. Now as a young adult my oldest daughter has received many job offers because of her known work ethic. There are alot of businesses that would hire a homeschooled child because of they have been homeschooled. They know the discipline behind it & know that they are usually someone they can count on.
We asked our girls last year if they would want to go to public school. All 3 replied " NO WAY"
I do want to say that this is only my opinion, I'm sure there are some good public schools out there. This is just what we choose to do because it makes us happy
& happy is a wonderful thing to be
Feel free to pm me if you have any ? ?
Good luck with your decision
Missie