Hi Nancy! We have been homeschooling for three months now and I do not see any problem with socialization. In fact, my daughter is more confident now and is no longer as shy as she was before. I am not saying she was shy before because of her regular school. What I am saying is now that I was able to spend more time with her, I understood her more, was able to address her social skills. She now has a higher level of self-esteem and she deals with other people really great.
With homeschooling, we go to a lot of places and my kids are enrolled in special classes like swimming and music lessons. It is where they interact with other people. And my kids are always praised for being polite and respectful. But

don't picture them as timid and quiet that's why they are tagged as polite and respectful. They are also just like any other kids - who play, shouts, fight with each other, run around, etc... But it is very evident that their values are grounded.