I've tutored some homeschooled kids, I've met others, and of course my own kids are homeschooled. Without exception, these kids have been far more socially capable than their public-schooled peers. They don't hold slightly older kids in awe. They don't scorn and sneer at kids who are slightly younger. They're less concerned (or even aware of) matters of class and pecking order. When they relate to adults, they don't suffer from the mumbling, shoulder-shrugging, eye-rolling awkwardness for which teenagers are notorious.
