“Compared to children attending conventional schools, however, research suggest that they [homeschooled children] have higher quality friendships and better relationships with their parents and other adults. They are happy, optimistic, and satisfied with their lives. Their moral reasoning is at least as advanced as that of other children, and they may be more likely to act unselfishly. As adolescents, they have a strong sense of social responsibility and exhibit less emotional turmoil and problem behaviors than their peers. Those who go on to college are socially involved and open to new experiences. Adults who were homeschooled as children are civically engaged and functioning competently in every way measured so far. An alarmist view of homeschooling, therefore, is not supported by empirical research.”
Richard G. Medlin, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Stetson University
http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/pje/pje_volume_88_issue_3_2013/medlin.php
