Raised 2 girls in Pasadena
both went to public Elementary school a while; then home schooled;
At High school, the eldest wanted to go to public school
When the younger was offered to go to public school she said heck no, look at my sister being influenced in bad ways
Both over 21 now, the home schooled one is more responsible makes better decisions/choices and is actually more intelligent.
Both have social skills, but the one from public schools uses worse judgement in allowing others to influence her while the home schooled one gets along with others, but doesn't bend to social pressures to do things she shouldn't ... she's more self-confident. She never felt a need to try to fit into a clique and give up her own values to do it. (Not parent's values, but she's so strong-willed example: she wouldn't wear 2 different shades of purple at the same time because they don't match exactly if she didn't want to)
Most parents have to work, so home schooling is not a viable option.
Not necessarily true, there's at least one retired still certified school teacher who home schools your kids at her house while you are at work ...in Houston area..I'm sure there are many.
I know several families who home-school together, at one house one week, at another house the next, and so on.
I have 2 female cousins in Abilene who were always home schooled and won national spelling bees, and got a much better education than those kids distracted by hormonal drug pushing deviants