“...are lacking in socialization...”
You are one hundred percent correct that having “failed” to absorb the current horrendous rude zeitgeist that currently passes for socialization in this day and age is far from a “lacking”, it is an asset!
You are to be commended highly!!
However, I think I was trying to picture that wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way that enough like minded families could allow them to have social/academic experiences in small amounts outside of the home setting when they are a bit older because it can be fun for tweens to be together when learning, preferably gender separated, of course outside the immediate “nest”. This probably already does occur in homeschooling groups.
Just a thought on an ideal because (having raised 4) pre teens and teens inherently crave a bit of healthy separate from Mom and Dad time in the right setting that hardly exists anymore.
Again, the homeschoolers are NOT missing out on what is considered “socialization”. I call it the Disney clones ‘tween rudeness. My daughters were not allowed to watch the then “Lizzie” McGuire type shows - then the Miley Cyrus one and it does help some - mine were not rude and did not have the practically universal ‘tude.
Then they all copy the gestures, facial expressions in real life and lose their individual identities. Observe the pre teens and see that this does happen. It is even worse now that they all copy each other via instagram.
I also think the hyper is due to Disney - my granddaughter (soon 3) is allowed to watch sparingly the Disney shows geared for the young toddlers and it disturbing to watch with her how fast the scenes change in seconds increments. There is no doubt in my mind that absorbing this day in and day out blows their little minds into a hyper mess.
Again your approach sounds awesome! Lucky kids! Classics!
When I think of what Disney used to be, and compare that to what it is now, I get ill, and angry. Disney in the 50s and early 60s was wonderful, inspiring, clean, patriotic, and pursed positive messages. The difference—Walt Disney, on the one hand, and the Michael Eisner Hollywood types on the other.
They wanted Disney not just for the brand, which was indeed valuable, but for the perverse please of turning it into yet another tool to push a liberal agenda.