Originally Posted by
lear 31 pilot
I was home schooled from the 3rd grade on and was not robbed of any social skills. I played sports and had friends, this is a common misconception brought on by those who home school their kids for mostly religious reasons. Home schooling allows your kids to learn things that they are actually interested in and not the things that some educator deems important. I was able to go to public college and graduate without much trouble. If you are going to home school your kids be sure you keep them involved with sports and social activities and they will have a better education then they ever could in our broken school system. Good luck.
I didn't actually say that everybody that is home schooled is a social leper. In my experience and my opinion you run a very high risk of depriving your child of very important social experience. It sounds like your parents were aware of those risks and took very responsible steps to assure that you had just as much opportunity to socialize with your peers as the next child. Very good on them. Unfortunately in my personal experience parents like yours that home school their children for the right reasons and do it responsibly and take great care not to deprive their child of any important skills necessary in life are few and far between.