Homeschooling is just school at home. For the most part, kids receive as much (or more) social interaction. Plus, they have the benefit of moving through their subjects at their own pace. Homeschooling also keeps mom (and/or dad) closely involved in what the children are learning, and what they are struggling in. It affords opportunities that most people would never get: i.e. trips the the museum, projects involving opening their own business, learning to hybridize plants, trips to newspapers to learn how they are printed, trips to the radio and TV to learn how they work.

I know the schools do field trips, but the smaller groups and much larger teacher/child ratio makes it easier for the child to learn and experience.

I hate that homeschooling gets such a bad rep because of only a few. It would be the same as judging all mothers because of what a few crazies in the news had done.