School's out but homework is in (homeschooling story from Ireland)

School's out but homework is in
Roy McLean (32), a dairy farmer, and his wife Naomi (29), from Straid, Co Antrim, decided when their first child Abigail was born six years ago that they would educate their family at home. Now, they have three more children: Andrew (4), Sarah (3) and Samuel (18 months) and a fifth on the way. Naomi tells Judith Cole about her unusual lifestyle
09 May 2005

Some people thought we were mad when we decided to educate our children at home. They'll turn out odd, they said, because they won't be mixing with others their own age. But we haven't regretted it one bit - the flexibility and one-to-one attention we can give each child is worth it.