Aaah!! Totally a homeschooled (starving) college kid, right here!
It's amazing, 'cause there's only one other homeschooler in my Eng 111 class, and we both were the only ones to get As in that class. xD Even the older people in there only got high Bs, and my friend (the other girl) and I are both still high school age. xD
I actually attend a local high school part-time, as well (triple-enrolled, haha!), which gives me a rather unique view from the homeschooling vs public school perspective. There are a lot of good students there(public school), the ones who actually take the time to learn, do well, get the grades, and graduate in the usual 4 years. And there are those who do all that in spite of lots of difficulty (one in particular comes to mind who has trouble reading), which says a lot about them. So really there are lots of good schools/students out there, though they don't have quite the freedom of growth/exploration that we homeschoolers do.
But the majority (and it's getting worse) are just a bunch of ('scuse the language) bums. They don't make any attempt at homework, they goof off in class, the teachers can't control them and end up sending them to the office, where usually they just get a metaphorical slap on the wrist and then sent back. Even if they get detentions/suspensions, it doesn't phase most of 'em, 'cause they just plain don't care. Out of school suspensions are even worse 'cause the kid gets an excuse
not to go to school, where he doesn't want to be anyway. I mean, the parent can take away every reason they like being at home, but if they haven't raised the child to respect even their authority, it doesn't really help.
Now college kids--they're a lot better, for the most part. They actually want to learn, usually, and act a lot more mature and actually pay attention in class, for the most part. Some students' basic skills/concepts are still under-par, but at least they're willing to listen to the professor, who (if you're in a large college) doesn't care if you do the work or not--he'll just give you an F, and that's the end of that. Even in a small college, where the professor cares, he's not gonna baby you like Ms Grundy (that high school English teacher whose lectures you slept or doodled through).
*glances back at long post* Umm, ok, I'm done. *totally went off-track* ^^; xD
~Glad
(And, if you have encountered them, the socialization and classroom setting. But I think that won't show up much. 
