In Reply to: How did you get into home schooling? posted by Hickster on January 08, 2007 at 19:06:59:
these children are extremely bright, very respectful, and for the most part, very ambitious. They put me to shame with their knowledge base. :} For the most part, these children have learned to learn, not just regurgitate facts and figures for the sake of passing state tests so the school gets bonus funding.
There are a couple of children who are struggling with certain subject matters, but the homeschooling environment makes it more flexible in how you can teach that child. Not every child learns the same thing at the same pace in the same way as another child. You can tailor homeschooling needs to your child's.
The first place to start off in researching homeschooling is to find out what your state's requirements are for homeschooling. Quite a few states require parental teaching certification, but then you have TX and a few other states which do not require certification~anyone can teach their child. I believe there is a link down below for state homeschool requirements (I am not sure if I brought it up amongst the links).
There is so much curriculi out there that you don't even truly need to know to teach your children much. The standard in a good homeschooling parent is not always what they know, but the dedication that a parent has to give their students the best they can. You can get video-based curriculum, group co-op-based curriculum, reference-based curriculum, hands-on curriculum, etc.
Since your daughter is heading for high school grades, there are packaged curriculi that will provide all materials needed, a grading record, and even a transcript and diploma.
Sift through some of these posts because I think there might be some answers to your questions. They are very good questions, but I hope you can be encouraged to try it if you feel your heart is in it for the good of your daughter. :) Her social life doesn't even need to be interrupted (you'll find it's not interrupted all that much!) when you include regular errands, library, field trips (homeschool-sponsored or your own curiosity!), as well as sports (some homeschool associations have sports and clubs~worth checking out!).
Hope this helps. :)