California and Homeschooling

Although not a teacher, I deal with high school kids on a daily basis, mostly athletes. I do not have much contact with many home schooled kids but we do some pre-participation physicals for a local boy scout troop where about 90% are home schooled. The thing I notice about the home schoolers is their lack of social skills...and I'm not talking about being shy. Kids that won't look you in the eye, will look at their mother when you ask them about their knee,,,It almost seems like an old dog thats been beaten all their lives. No way I would home school my kids.