<p>Even when my kids were in ps (and the youngest is now there - in season) they still keep learning throughout the summer. One doesn’t need homework and tests to continue discovering things about the world. Keep reading. Watch educational shows (History Channel, Discovery, Science, etc) on TV. Google something interesting and learn about it instead of spending time on facebook. Sign up for chess.com and play chess with players around the world.</p>
<p>Middle son also didn’t care for the “socializing” of ps. He’s far above his peers academically, so that is another reason for him, but there are a couple classes he could have taken at the ps while doing the rest at cc if he had wanted the ps experience. When we asked him about this, he took less than a second to tell us, “no way!” He was in ps up through 6th grade, so he’s not totally inexperienced with it.</p>
<p>He socializes though. He loves his cc classes (took 2 last year, will take 1 his senior year). He’s on the high school chess team (Board 1). He’s in two youth groups, one through church and one in the community. Those are the main ones, but those last two come with several others at times. He stays busy.</p>
<p>I think if we lived in a good academic area my boys never would have homeschooled, but now that we have, I can see the benefits of it for the right person.</p>
<p>If you stay in school, find friends who like/dislike what you do. That’s what I did in ps. 
If you homeschool, be certain to find groups to join to give you people time.</p>
<p>And no matter what, learn through the summer! My grandmother often told me, “the only time you stop learning is when you stop breathing!”</p>