After home schooling our kids the past 3 years, I would not change a thing.
To each their own, I think my kids are turning out to be very amazing people and frankly I don't care what anyone else thinks about our choice.
I have met countless losers in life who went to prom, so I doubt that really matters at all in the big picture.
Hear, hear! I never even went to prom in public school b/c I just didn't want to. My parents had me get a job at 14, I was a dancer and practiced 5 times a week, and when I wasn't in school or working or at dance, I was sleeping. I didn't have time for boys or for my friends so I personally think school is over-rated.
I have chosen to homeschool my son many years before he picked up a tennis racquet. It was a personal choice b/c he had learning issues and a tic disorder and I was afraid he'd fall through the cracks of the system, so to speak. He has lots of friends from football, tennis, neighborhood, and homeschool group. He gets exposed to PLENTY via television and what kids talk about whether they're in school or not, so sitting in a classroom with his 'peers' really isn't a good fit for our family.
We also chose to homeschool b/c we loved to travel and have family all over the country and didn't want to limit visits to grandma or great-grandma to the summer months or winter break. Homeschooling gives us flexibility and allows him to grow at his own pace.
As for tennis, this was just something that came along in the past year. He has a long way to go, but tennis NEVER replaces schooling in our schedule and he is required to get his work done before I allow him to go out to his lessons or practices.