I've thought about this considerably over the weekend, and I have come to the conclusion that the homeschooled kids I am familiar with all have over-controlling parents. So, I suspect the 'socialization issues' I was referring to are more an artifact of the particular parents and their coddling/controlling actions than it is of homeschooling. I'll bet there is a disportionate amount of these type parents involved with homeschooling, which certainly would color the perception. My hat's off to those parents that can successfully homeschool their kids and yet foster the intellectual freedom to explore ideas that aren't necessarily in line with the Parent's ideas.
