[lovelyivy84]

I was not homsechooled and don't plan on homeschooling my children. A good private school will do quite well if I ever have any.

I have interacted with a number of homeschooled kids, and all of the ones I have met have a great deal of trouble with their peers, as has been noted. They are out of step socially, and it's really hard for them to be involved in group situations. Everything about the group dynamic seems to throw them off, even just going out to a restaurant (it's a bit like watching a movie that features a time traveler "MONEY! You guys are allowed to like, hold your own MONEY!").

In terms of racial relations it can be disastrous for the kid- white homeschooled children that I've met have usually almost NEVER interacted with a black person, and come to the situation with some outrageous preconceptions, if not outright prejudices (not that people who should know better don't, but the homeschooled kids can be extreme). I dont know any black homeschooled children, but I can imagine that it would be similar for them. We inherit our parents prejudices, and it's only experience with the world that allows us to form our own individual opinions on whether they're right or wrong. Homeschooled kids don't have that opportunity as much.

On the brighter side though, a lot of them have had a great sense of self-esteem, so even if they were freakin' weird they didn't seem to worry about it too much.

But they WERE kinda weird. I'm just sayin'.