Homeschool is better than public school.

I would like you, in the next round, to site the evidence (statistics) that state people who aren't home schooled end up as general workers, drug users or 'doing suicide'. I would also like to ask why being a worker is fundamentally worse than being a 'director' or 'business owner'. I believe that living a healthy and happy life with a happy family is a true determinant of your success, not what you do for a living. There are many 'workers' (like that's a bad thing) who are excellent parents and make a decent salary. What do you mean by special experience? Do you mean that the things that leave an impression on your life happen outside of school? You mean the place where you spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for at least 12 years? Where you are molded into the person you are going to be? Or do you mean the place where you find life long friendships and first loves? My fondest memories, and some of my most horrifying are from school. Whether good or bad, I had those EXPERIENCES and it has made me into a more well rounded and knowledgeable person for having them. Children who are home schooled do have less of a chance to be influenced by drugs and bullying because they are completely shielded from that. It also means that the baby bird is completely cut off from knowing how to deal with these things. In your first argument you said that parents could allow certain types of friends into their baby bird's life. How is a parent to know exactly what type of person these supposed friends will turn out to be? Will the parents befriend them and hang out with them first? Maybe give them a friendship test to vet them? How would a parent know if this friend will not get him/her into trouble anyway? Parents, even if they want to, can not monitor every action a child makes. An overprotective parent can also lead to a kid who wants nothing more than to rebel and do the exact opposite from what they are told. It leads to that child feeling trapped and alone, only wanting to break free from their parents and by extension their rules. I would state the argument that being home schooled can in fact leave the student at the time of higher education weaker emotionally and socially when dealing with college kids. A place where there are a lot of drugs and partying. It leaves them basically inexperienced to deal with people in their peer group. Where are the parents then? Do they go to college with the kid and make sure they do everything right? Vet their college friends and check their diet? Pop in every day to make sure they aren't drinking or using drugs? All that being said, a lot of this has to do with what type of parents you have and what type of person you are. You can definitely lead a great life being home schooled OR being publicly schooled. Each has its merits. Tom Edison, Theo Roosevelt, Tim Tebow were born with genius or athleticism. Their parents, schooling along with about a million other things made them who they are. To say that they wouldn't have excelled if they weren't home schooled is silly. To say that they would have been happier or sadder not being home schooled is impossible, they haven't experienced it. A person can have a wonderful life either way. It depends on the parent, the child and everything in between.