I know many people who homeschool. Here are some downsides:
– Kids not feeling “normal”
– Lack of social interaction/kids not having friends
– Kids don’t know how to work in groups, as a unit, and can get scared from being with too many people
– Lack of a parent’s knowledge
– Expense of hiring tutors if the parent cannot teach, teaching multiple ages/levels at once
– A mother being tired of seeing her kids 24/7 and acting at both teacher and parents and nurse and cook
In my city there’s a support group and meetups, but I know it’s only like 5 or 6 families…and very little friendship opportunity for kids, there aren’t n essesarily other kids in the group on the same hashkafaic level, age, and gender…