I was home schooled from the 3rd grade on and was not robbed of any social skills. I played sports and had friends, this is a common misconception brought on by those who home school their kids for mostly religious reasons. Home schooling allows your kids to learn things that they are actually interested in and not the things that some educator deems important. I was able to go to public college and graduate without much trouble. If you are going to home school your kids be sure you keep them involved with sports and social activities and they will have a better education then they ever could in our broken school system. Good luck.