I read the HH thread some, and I want to say you are a shining example of a homeschool kid:)
My two were homeschooled and are leading very successful lives. Both married now.
For the kids whose parents homeschool "correctly" as your's obviously did:), I know of no kids who want to go back to public or private schools. The thing parents need to realize, there is more too homeschooling then just school work.
Kids do need to learn socialization but it shouldn't just be with others their own age. Once the school work is done, parents need to provide something other then TV. Dare I say it, they need to fill alot of their extra time working. Not just on entertainment activities.
Becky
No, I've known a few kids whose parents did a bang-up job and still want to go back to private school. Usually they weren't homeschooled from the beginning and miss friends, athletics, what have you. I've never known any kids getting properly home-educated who want to go to public school.
Emphasis on properly. I estimate 2-4% of homeschool parents aren't doing it right, aren't doing anything, or are just not the best role models for their kids...
I'm not too special, but thanks ;-) About... well, not average, I'm a little too conceited for that; but not particularly outstanding in the world of formerly homeschooled people.
Personally, I always used the extra time to read. Mostly fiction but we had tons of non-fiction and I worked through most of it... not a tv or nintendo kind of gal. And socialization wasn't the problem. Being home enough to qualify as "home schoolers" was!