I don't know Ironclad, but I can tell you that I certainly know the difference between naivete, innocence, shyness, reticence and so on and oddness, weirdness, eccentricity. As the old saying about pornography goes, "I may not be able to define it precisely, but I know it when I see it."
Nobody is implying that homeschooling is bad or wrong or that homeschooled children are turned into weirdos. We are simply pointing out personal observations. His from his family and mine from numerous friends, church-friends and even some close friends, and acquaintances.
I understand. But what I'm saying is that "odd" is in the eye of the beholder. People have come to accept some very "odd" behaviors as "normal" for children growing up today, as I pointed out in an earlier post.
But that's alright. You're free to view homeschooled children as "odd, weird, and eccentric," and we're free to view other kids as arrogant, selfish, and spoiled rotten. Just a difference in opinion.