At the risk of giving this anti-homeschooling blog more traffic...

Take a look at this site and the comments generated by it... http://teacherrevised.org/2009/05/30/the-case-against-homeschooling/

Here is my response:

10. “You were totally home schooled”. If by "geeky" you mean intelligent, loves to learn, makes high test scores and actually enjoys reading, then a little ribbing can be tolerated. If you mean "not good at sports" that is an individual characteristic.
9. "a students’ classroom shouldn’t also be where they eat Fruit Loops and meat loaf". And we get this axiom from whom? Thomas Jefferson, George Washington or perhaps Thomas Edison? Maybe Abraham Lincoln or Frederick Douglas or perhaps George Washington Carver made this brilliant observation.
8. "Homeschooling is selfish." Ok, got me there. However, many home schooled students offer their services as tutors and teachers' aides in the public school system.
7. "God hates homeschooling." Are we still using logic? The primary purpose for "schooling" is education, not missionary endeavors. However, many teachers and some guest speakers manage to "sneak" the gospel in occasionally even though it is banned in most public schools today.
6. "Homeschooling parent/teachers are arrogant to the point of lunacy. For real! My qualifications to teach English include a double major in English and education, two master’s degrees (education and journalism), a student teaching semester and multiple internship terms, real world experience as a writer, and years in the classroom dealing with different learning styles. So, first of all, homeschooling parent, you think you can teach English as well as me?" Don't you mean "as well as I?"
5. "As a teacher, homeschooling kind of pisses me off. (That’s good enough for #5.)" I know the feeling. I feel the same way about having to pay taxes to support a failing public institution.
4. "Homeschooling could breed intolerance, and maybe even racism. Unless the student is being homeschooled at the MTV Real World house, there’s probably only one race/sexuality/background in the room. How can a young person learn to appreciate other cultures if he or she doesn’t live among them?" Well, our children use reading. They also attend a mulit-cultural church. As for intolerance, I think you are doing a fine job at that yourself!
3. "Homeschooling, undoubtedly, leaves the child unprepared socially." That would depend upon the social context wouldn't it? In an institutionalized, authoritarian often hostile environment, perhaps home schoolers might feel somewhat defensive. However, in an entrepreneural, autonomous, competitive environment they will be able to stand their ground. Home schoolers spend a larger proportion of their time interacting with adults rather than peers, which gives them an edge in some social settings.
2. "Homeschooling parents are arrogant." That sounds rather intolerant to me.
1. "And finally… have you met someone homeschooled? Not to hate, but they do tend to be pretty geeky***." I meet homeschooled children all the time, and as a general rule they are a breath of fresh air. Perhaps, rather than pre-judging you should ask yourself this question; "What are home schoolers doing that public schools could implement in order to be more successful?" Of course you would have to admit that home schooling is successful in order to do that, and I really don't see that happening.