Home schoolers...

inkjunkie said
Would you kindly educate me on how,that is SUPPOSED to work please?
Have a neighbor that home schools their kids. Never see them leave the property, never see any visitors. How are these kids going to learn any social skills? Kids will often try to strike up a conversation with me...99% of the time it is when very busy.....most days one of them is outside herding their goats around the yard while Dad is barking out orders. Will often see them running up and down the driveway...this is often after I hear Dad screaming about something, so I don't know if this running is supposed to be some sort of gym class or a simple punishment of sorts.
Would really like to understand how home schooling is supposed to be done...simply because I am curious.
I often wonder what these kids are missing out on...not because of the home schooling but because of how it appears to be handled. There is girl, believe she is about 13 or so, the ten year old boy and then a cousin, believe the little girl is 8 or so. Have my suspicions on how where these kids are heading but...
So please do educate me...
Thanks in advance for helping me learn sumtin knew...

I'm from Nebraska and the way it is suppose to work is, first you register your home school and then each year you report on the curriculum you will be using for the year. (There are many to pick from.) We homeschooled my son till high school. We kept all his books and tests in case they ever wanted to check on his progress. He belonged to a large homeschool choir in Lincoln, Cub Scouts and later Boy Scouts and clubs at church for socialization. He use to read the funnies out of the Sunday paper to me before he started kindergarten! I was his Math teacher from about 4th grade to the eight grade and my wife handled all the rest. She was a stay at home mom and a great teacher! In order to homeschool correctly it takes parents that are dedicated and patient. It is not an easy way out, just the opposite. Very time consuming if done the way we did it. It was our choice to do it because of all the liberal agenda items they push at public school. (Just our opinion) I have no idea how other states do it. Remember Abraham Lincoln was homeschooled.