I home educated both of my children from ages 5/6 till 14/15. And I only stopped then due to my own ill health. They were taught a vast range of subjects, by me, in line with the NC, and they had advanced socialisation skills, with both adults AND other children. They took part in many extracurricular activities both with children of their own age, and with people of varying ages, from child to adult. They also had private French and German lessons, as I'm no polyglot. When they finally had to attend senior school they fitted in well, made many friends and their educational level was deemed as being excellent by their headteacher, with just one slight gap; they didn't quite have the same level in history, as their peers. I fully own up to that, history was never my strong point. Both are now fully grown, well rounded, polite adults. My daughter is an accountant and a chef, my son is a programmer/analyst leading his own team. Both have good friendship groups, and can talk to anyone about anything! If home education had been illegal, I don't think my children would be where they are today, not by a long shot.