Will my children be able to succeed in the "real world" if they do not go to school? "Competition, bullying, consumerism, and cruel teasing are often the social values children learn at school. Homeschooled children are more likely to base their decisions on values they learned from their parents instead of feeling compelled to go along with the crowd & accept the behavior of what other children are displaying as the 'norm'" (Rebecca Kochenderfer, Homeschooling and Loving It!).
