Normal School is better than Homeschool.

First I am going refute his then defend my own. And sorry for forgetting my sources. I will post them at the bottom of this Round.Robertqiu's Case:Contention 1: Homeschooled kids have an awesome social with friends, enemies, frienemies, and high school romance. Just because you're homechooled doesn't mean that you have fewer friends, it means that you have to work harder for the friends you have and you appreciate them more. I have a friend that is homeschooled, and we didn't meet through our parents. They have other social lives too. Just because the learn at home doesn't mean they can't go to the movies, or shopping, or the park.Contention 2: Most parents who homeschool are super strict about school. They do all the things we do, take tests, work late, write real reports. Most people seem to think homeschooling is a free pass to not do school. Homeschooled kids do more school than two public school students combined between all their classes.Contention 3: Not all homeschools are just one child. My friend's mom is the head of a homeschool. She teaches multiple kids at the same time. Homeschooling gives the same preparation, if not more, to children. In fact, college classes are smaller than most high school, and in homeschool, it is more one-on-one with the teacher. It is very similar to a college environment.Contention 4: Homeschooled kids don't sit in the same room as their toys. They don't even need their phones with them because they are at home/somebody's home. And when the parent is assigning one of the children a task, they can still watch both of them at the same time. Don't you think the teacher can watch the children out of their peripheral view? And you say I use my friend as a source. But aren't first hand sources better than internet sources? Actual people who do it are better sources than whatever is on the internet typed by some random pereson. Which may or may not be true. And the second parent, who homeschools, can also have a fun night job wherever they want.Contention 5: Again, not all homeschools are one or two children. My friend was the captian of the Mock Trial Team. They still have peers they can work with. They can debate each other and get better by helping each other. This is better because with more people, everybody will say something different and confuse each other.Contention 6: I define graduation as passing high school, like at the end of your senior year. I'm not sure if you know, but Ivy League Colleges seek out homeschoolers more because they tend to have better SAT, PSAT, and ACT scores than regular schooled kids. Most 8th grade homeschooled kids do better on the PSAT than the average 10th grader.You are not allowed to add a contention in your 2nd round, but I will refute it anyway.Contention 7: Kids at homeschool enjoy it more because of the quiet environment. They can quickly advance in the curriculum because the teacher will be able to explain it to them better because of the low student to teacher ratio. And as TD-Cole said in the comments section, there are class clowns who hold back the class months. It has happened to me as well.Extra Info: My friend in high school is a sophmore. He is 15 and is taking online courses from colleges, and is doing well maintaing a good average. Colleges will be more likely to accept him over you and I because he knows what their pace is like, how much work it is, and he probably will be able to graduate 1/2-1 year earlier than the rest of his class.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On to my case.Contention 1: Remember that most parents have also been through high school. They know what it is like. So they will get the curriculum and all the needed materials and push their kids harder. (I put the link in the sources). Just like in normal school where we get to choose our course, so do they. They just need the curriculum. And the $10,000 comes from taxes, they don't outright come and say "Give me 10,000 dollars for your child's education." It happens over the course of a year and goes to the school system. Nowadays, most of the textbooks available online; that is how even I access mine. If you want a hard copy, I bought my Biology textbook on amazon for 4 some dollars. Keep in mind that I go to a normal public high school.Contention 2: When you say you turn this to your side, you actually helped me. You are right, homeschoolers learn more time management which IS a vital skill to have in the world. Homeschool parents have an on time policy (nothing can be late), whereas in highschools and other schools work is accepted late. I turn in a lot of things late for my English class, but I still have a 100%.Contention 3: In homeschools, bullies may not come across the same way. Homeschooled kdis still get made fun of plenty. They go to places like other teens do too. People will still tease them for all sorts of things. But they learn to control their anger instead of in high schools the kids actually get into a fight (this has happened in my school). Contention 4: Recently, college representatives appeared at my high school. They were talking about everything. Here is what they said about GPA: In some states, the kids get 2 point boosts for AP courses, other states 1 point boost and a few states give no boosts. This leaves the other kids at disadvantages. So they said GPA is not as important and their overall grade for each class. Which means that colleges look at whether you get an A, B, C, D or F for the class. The child selects his/her course and the parent inquires about the curriculum. If the child does not want to take such an advanced class, they should a course lower to it. Like in my school we have Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 and on. They can start with the lowest and slowly take the higher courses.Contention 5: How can focusing on studies make a child self-centered and selfish? It will only make them smarter and realize the importance of time management.Extra Info: I am pretty sure by your argument you have not checked the link I showed you above. (http://www.home-school.com...). In any case, let me condense it for you. Homeschool kids score in the 80-90th percentile when it comes to studies; but public schoolers score around the 50th percentile. This is just one of the many thngs on there. I urge you to go to the bottom and read under where it says "But are homeschoolers a little odd? Studies say No."Vote Con.Thank you all.Sources:http://www.theusualmayhem.com...http://www.investopedia.com...ttp://www.home-school.com...