> Homeschooled children have always had a reputation for being quite a bit “off” socially This is often by design. People homeschool a lot of the time because

> Homeschooled children have always had a reputation for being quite a bit “off” socially This is often by design. People homeschool a lot of the time because they don't want their children to pick up many parts of mainstream culture, or be subjected to the things that shape it. There's a common joke in the homeschooling world: "I was worried my child wasn't getting the socialization of public schools, so I beat him up and stole his lunch money".