Homeschooling Is O.K

As I stated in my first speech I was home schooled up to high school. I was then placed into a local high school. I was extremely unsocial. I didn't know how to act around other students. I got in trouble a lot. Many of the kids though I was weird and abnormal. I didn't know how to study, all of the work I had done in years before had been simple, but this was difficult. I had straight A's when I was home schooled but most of it was easy work. I didn't get good grades, I had to completely rethink how I do school. I still deal with problems from homeschooling, like being unsocial and not well organized. My opponent shrugged off the most important issue when it comes to homeschooling, that of socialization. I wasn't cooped up in a house every day, I would often be taken out to social events, but it's clearly not enough. Oddly enough I am an extrovert, and I do enjoy peoples company. However I didn't (and still don't) know how to act around other people. This issue can never be overlooked when it comes to homeschooling. Now that I have presented my own case I will refute my opponents arguments. In response to pro's sub point 1 I will question the validity of these statistics for the following reasons: Response 1: The stats that my opponent presented show absolutely no private school statistics. According to statistics from the U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2012) private schools take up 10% of the USA's total students. Thus these statistics aren't examining the bulk of the issue and have been twisted into the favor of homeschooling. Sources: . http://nces.ed.gov... Response 2: In the stats that my opponent public school students are what make up the average. According to these statistics, the public school students average is set at 50. Meaning that if a student where to finish in the 100th percentile it would still show up on the results as a 50% because the public school students make up the comparison, and the average of the public school students is placed at 50 because it is the average of Americans. Thus these stats cannot be sited for this specific point. In response to subpoint 2: Response: In response to his second statistic I will examine a statistic presented from Dr Ray Guarendi (the man who created the statistic from subpoint 1) shows that homeschoolers are made up of 22% special needs children (such as autism). According to pro's statistics, homeschoolers improve the scores of public and private by 12%, however with 22% special needs children you would expect 22% improvement, thus these statistics show that homeschoolers are actually not educated as well as public and private. Source: . http://mum6kids.wordpress.com... In response to subpoint 3: I do accept the statistics presented in this argument because it has no impact on this debate. The fact that there is not much of a difference between education of the parents has no major impact on this debate and thus should be overlooked. In response to subpoint 4: Response: The statistic my opponent presented is extremely small, the survey says it interviewed 5254 people, a very specific small number. According to HSLDA the number of homeschoolers in the USA is 2.2 million people, in other words exactly 0.002% of homeschoolers where interviewed. This vague study limits variables to extremely small numbers. He then compares this extremely vague study to one of the most varied studies in the nation, with more possible variables (5417) then number of homeschoolers interviewed (5254). Thus the survey is extremely vague and should not be accepted. Sources: . http://www3.norc.org... Website/ . http://www.nheri.org... Due to the extreme suffering that homeschooling brought me I have to be against it, I have refuted my opponents arguments and presented my own case.