I know a woman who homeschools her two kids, age 13 and 6. The 13 year old used to go to school, but "she didn't like being told what to do", so her mom pulled her out. And she's been homeschooled for the past five years. Nothing's wrong with the girl, she is just allowed to do whatever she wants. Anyway, not the point. The mom I know doesn't actually teach her kids anything. They play on their tablets and do any assignments 100% on their own. Mom says she doesn't care and doesn't believe in school anyway. Needless to say, both kids are behind emotionally, socially, and academically.

Obviously this is all legal. Mom isn't legally required to teach them. The thing is, I know some amazing homeschool moms too. They have rooms set up like classrooms and they have normal hours during the day dedicated to school. They even take field trips and meet up with other homeschool families so the kids have friends. The mom I know does nothing like that, she just smokes weed/drinks beer and the kids get zero social interaction with any kids their age. The 13 year old has "online friends" and hasn't actually hung out with a kid her age in probably 5 years.

It's because of this mom I know that I really think homeschooling families should really have stricter regulations, and should be regularly checked up on. They should be required to have normal school hours, at least a small dedicated "school space" in the home if there's not space for an entire room, requirements for field trips and requirements for social get togethers. I think it's borderline academic neglect what this mom is doing to her kids. It saddens me those kids will probably be skill-less adults because of her actions.