I've been homeschooling my son for four years. We have a somewhat eclectic curriculum because he has learning problems, and was all over the place with regard to grade level when we pulled him out of school. It works well for us, and he is pretty much on grade level with everything now. I pick and choose material for each subject.

There are very structured curricula that provide books,workbooks, etc. for all subjects. Google homeschool curricula and browse. If I homeschool my youngest, I will use one of them.

I have a lot of friends who do K12 and Connections. Some kids love it, some find it too restrictive. It is good if you are looking for structure, and want teachers involved in the process. It is as close as you can come to being in school without being in school, from a homeschool perspective.

I know this is not your particular issue, but dont pay any mind to those talking about social issues, etc. You can be as involved or isolated as you want. There are myriad organizations (crunchy and not, religious and not) which provide field trips, sports, dances, parties, co-ops, etc. When we first began, I had trouble finding time to DO work because there were so many activities available and I felt obligated to have him with other kids. I realized that at school he had one 15 minute recess and a 25 minute silent lunch, and no real variation as to his peers. Anything we do socially is more than that. He was not super social at school because he hated school so much. Between church, Boy Scouts and homeschool outings, he is out and about plenty.

Things have changed hugely with regard to homeschooling, especially with all the crap going on in all schools these days, both with regard to curriculum and general environment. There are many options for "regular" people -- which we are -- would NEVER have thought I would be homeschooling, but LOVE it.