This is a fantastic retort to that default criticism of homeschool!

There is nothing real or useful about the social environment that is facilitated by public school, unless you want your children to grow up and become reality television stars. Many times, the harm done to children in this terrible environment leads to lifelong challenges with self-worth, mental illness or social dysfunction.

Frequently, parents will sit around in whatever functions they attend and express to their friends how anxious they are for school to begin because their children are such an annoyance to them, and they are ready to send them back to school. This is very toxic, and implies that the state is soley responsible for the education of their children. They do not see that the reason kids act the way they do is precisely because that is how it is presented to them that they should act, whether it be through school socialization, or media.

I'm of the belief that kids should be treated as adults as early as possible. In the past, children would be expected to participate in pretty much every aspect of providing for the family from a very young age. Children were seen as an added benefit and resource. Instead, they are now considered a liability to be provided for.

Not so very long ago, adolescents used to be capable of working a farm, getting a job, or apprenticing, giving them the ability to provide for themselves. Now, adult children of 25 struggle to find their independence. These adult children frequently find themselves unable to cope with relatively minor amounts of discomfort or stress.

Truly, a home learning environment by dedicated parents and extended family is superior to any kind of cookie-cutter state mandated "education" that amounts to little more than 12+ years of conformist brainwashing.