I am parent of one happy healthy child that his homeschooled and one equally happy and healthy child in public school. Assuming all public school kids are depressed, anxious unhappy and unmotivated is the same prejudiced misconception as people assuming that homeschoolers are all academically behind, unsocialized and unable to function in the ” real” world. Luckily we don’t all have to figure out the ” best” way to educate our children but only what is best for our kids. My son thrives learning at home and my daughter is exited to go to school. She loves the hustle and bustle of school, her teachers and having a huge variety of friends and classmates- she wants to be in school. Unfortunately I get prejudice from both homeschool parents and public school parents. Some kids are naturally curious and self motivated and will teach themselves to read, do math on their own but there are some children that thrive in learning groups (at home or in school) – some kids need to touch things to understand, some are ferocious readers. To generalize is doing kids a great injustice. And yes … I HAVE met those anxious and depressed public school students AS WELL as homeschoolers that are suffering from educational neglect. I think it is important to realize that every child is unique and amazing … and needs to be supported, loved and educated. How and when and where … that is a journey for many ….