I have two close girlfriends who home school their kids. I’ve known those kids since BIRTH and they are super-smart, POLITE, well-mannered, and they LISTEN and BEHAVE...aside from the usual meltdowns little kids have and the surliness ALL teens develop for a while.
Those kids are a JOY to be around. The oldest of the two families is going to a Catholic Junior High School this year and she is YEARS ahead of her peers.
So proud and happy for my friends. It can be done!
I learned discipline early on. My home schooling teachers were my dad, uncle, two brothers and my mom. All were military except my mom who was a military brat (not that I said that in front of her LOL) - a Marine, and three Army. I had my first rifle, a .22 single shot when I was seven.