Yes, you could teach math. The books are terrific and very very very easy to understand. Many children simply teach themselves without adults helping them. The books are **that** well written.
No, I did not work with other homeschoolers. Homeschooling was in its infancy when we started out. There were very few of us. Of those, most were members of a different church and we didn't have a lot in common.
I hate having my kids in public school sometimes. I am just too chicken(you know what) to take that leap of faith and teach them myself. I just don't know enough about home schooling, and just don't have enough confidence in myself to do it I guess.
My oldest is 11, middle is going to be 9 soon, so it's probably too late for them anyway. I do have a 2 year old, so I guess it still is worth contemplating.
I could not teach from Saxon math and my daughter couldn’t teach herself with it. We found a wonderful curriculum for elementary math called Right Start. It walks me through step by step. I now have a better math education than I did when I graduated high school. Now they use Teaching Textbooks which is an online program. The wonderful thing about homeschooling is that you can tailor the curriculum to meet the needs of the child.