From what I've seen, homeschooling is typically done in a communal fashion. Home is just the base of operations, but schooling and socialization happens all ov

From what I've seen, homeschooling is typically done in a communal fashion. Home is just the base of operations, but schooling and socialization happens all over the place. Things like community sports, church, scouts, homeschooling associations, etc. all provide a way for children to interact with other children and adults in a variety of contexts. I went through public/government schools the whole way through, and my experience was fairly positive overall. However, having now met many adults who were homeschooled, and participating in the homeschool scene as a parent, I'm fairly convinced that homeschooling results in more mature, more prepared individuals. Obviously, some kids will be overly cloistered and may be hurt socially by that, but that doesn't seem to be the norm. Besides, plenty of kids come out of government schools pretty messed up as it is.