Now I didn’t turn out the way my parents wanted, but being raised in the 50’s and 60’s, by the time I was 18 I could change a tire, balance a checkbook, do laundry, cook a meal for 8, use power tools, shoot straight (archery and firearms), back a trailer, count change and add/subtract/multiply/divide in my head.
I learned most of the rest of my skills in college and USAF Basic.
“They grow up surrounded by 20 kids their age and a teacher....”
Should it also be added that the teacher, too, wants to be their age?
That first paragraph sounds like me at 18-25 EXACTLY. Whoa was it a steep learning curve. :(
Homeschooling is for people who care about their kids actually growing up.