The stereotype of the awkward homeschooler is not really accurate anymore. It's like saying all gay men wear tie-dye and talk with a lisp. Some people just tend

The stereotype of the awkward homeschooler is not really accurate anymore. It's like saying all gay men wear tie-dye and talk with a lisp. Some people just tend to stand out more -- while the majority of people blend in with society. Homeschooling does tend to focus on your strengths rather than making you average at everything. Subjects that take more discipline like reading or math are sometimes weaker. But by not forcing people to learn you don't squash their love of learning altogether. Most of my siblings were lousy at math early on-- now I'm a programmer and my brother is finishing his PhD in biology. We eventually learned math because we WANTED it. Maintaining a passion for learning is for more important than the particulars of what you are actually learning.