I completely agree with the previous poster - when people find out that a child is homeschooled, they immediately look at any fault or bad habit that the child might have and blame homeschooling as the reason the child is the way that they are, but if a kid is in public school and has the same bad habit then the school is never to blame. When a homeschooled kid is shy then homeschooling is always the "reason", and yet when a public/private schooled child is shy then it is just assumed that that is the kid's personality and the school isn't to blame. Homeschooled kid talks a lot? Blame the fact that they get one-on-one attention at home. Public school kid talks a lot? They are outgoing and just acting like a kid. Homeschooled kid seems anxious a lot? It is because they are homeschooled, but if a public school kid is anxious then it is just part of their personality.

Socialization isn't always a great thing you know. Go to a public school and ask the fat kid how fun it is to be teased all the time by a class of his peers. Ask the stutterers how they like being around a ton of kids every day who make fun them for something that they can't control. Ask the wallflowers who don't get asked to Prom how much they love the social aspects of public high school. Being forced to interact with a never changing group of kids isn't always a good thing. Being homeschooled and never leaving the house isn't a good thing either. You have to find what works for your kid.