Looking for insight on homeschooling

So after my recent curious development about homeschooling, I've been doing a little researching to see if I can understand the concept a little better. I've read numerous blogs and websites about homeschooling and why so many people choose to do it, but I still find myself rebutting their reasons. It's not that I'm against homeschooling, or that I'm a close-minded person, but it just doesn't seem to make sense to me for some reason. For example, one of comments a homeschooling mom made was that she only teaches her daughter for about two hours a day. She affirms that it is sufficient considering the time lost at a regular school during activities such as switching classrooms and etc. I stopped and thought about it, however I can't agree. Two hours of schooling a day? I spend more then two hours on homework alone! It just didn't add up. And not that I'm trying to bash the lady, but I believe that a child doesn't just learn from pure instruction by the teacher, but through their own experiences and interactions with others. As hard and scary it might be for students to first attend school, it becomes an experience that forever shapes their life. I believe that schools expose students to so many million more things than homeschooling ever can! I mean no offense to anyone who homeschools or was ever homeschooled, and would greatly appreciate any comments or insight into my thinking. Its just that I think about my personal experiences and schools seems to correlate to most of them. It's where I developed the most precious friendships I have, where I created my first role-models and people I looked up to, where I learned to grow to be more independent from my parents and become self-sufficient and deal with many situations that might come my way. Does anyone agree? I mean, the way I think of it is that if you are homeschooled by your mom, she becomes the one person who you spend most of your time with. Would it not be hard to go out into "the real world" and face many hard situations by yourself? Would a child have the same self esteem? Independence? Courage? Determination? Knowledge and open-mindedness towards other people?? Honestly those are the most important questions that arise when I think of homeschooling. I can agree with it being more convenient, and a parent can control what is being taught, but I believe the most important parts become missing and unattended. If there is anyone who would like to share their thoughts with me I'd greatly appreciate it! :)