sigh You argued that homeschooled children would essentially fail when exposed to a fairly normal social situation. As someone who was homeschooled from pre-k

sigh You argued that homeschooled children would essentially fail when exposed to a fairly normal social situation. As someone who was homeschooled from pre-k until I went to college and whose social circle 20 years later still includes a huge number of people who were homeschooled I can say that this stereotype doesn't really hold true in my experience. Most homeschooled children get plenty of opportunities to socialize with peers. I certainly knew of a few homeschooled kids who were socially awkward, but I also knew plenty of kids who attended traditional school who were similarly inclined. Two decades after I graduated I can say conclusively that professional outcomes of the homeschooled kids look as good or better than the non-homeschooled children I know. As to your initial point regarding immune systems, I find that to be a fairly simplistic view as well. While children today may not be exposed to some things as much as they used to, the amount of travel and food transportation likely results in a much more diverse amount of viral and bacterial exposure than a few generations ago. We have some anecdotal evidence (although with lots of confounding factors) that people in countries with a higher percentage of children having grown up around agriculture have suffered worse than rich world countries.