i don't think anyone's experience is representative of anything because everyone's experience is different. they are all anecdotes.
if we compare your and my story then apparently your homeschool experience matches my public school experience. how does that fit together?
i am not claiming that homeschooling would have been better for me, but only that it would not have been any worse.
it really depends on the individual character. maybe public school would have been better for you because it appears you are a social person, and all you lacked was an opportunity to learn those skills. i wasn't social to begin with, and what i needed was a group of equal peers. so yes, hanging out with other wierd kids would have been exactly what i needed, because i would have allowed me to make friends with someone. i could not get that from public school, because i was the only wierd kid there.
if we compare your and my story then apparently your homeschool experience matches my public school experience. how does that fit together?
i am not claiming that homeschooling would have been better for me, but only that it would not have been any worse.
it really depends on the individual character. maybe public school would have been better for you because it appears you are a social person, and all you lacked was an opportunity to learn those skills. i wasn't social to begin with, and what i needed was a group of equal peers. so yes, hanging out with other wierd kids would have been exactly what i needed, because i would have allowed me to make friends with someone. i could not get that from public school, because i was the only wierd kid there.