[6] In Home School, Benjamin "Ben" Braddock and Elaine, are now married and living in Westchester County, New York, set about a decade after the events in The Graduate.

[1] David L. Ulin of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Ben, Elaine, and Mrs. Robinson "are just names, for the people here bear virtually no relation to the ones in The Graduate.

"[9] Kirkus Reviews wrote that Home School is "A bit of fluff sure to satisfy those clamoring for a Graduate sequel.

"[7] Favorable reviews included those of Dennis Lythgoe, in Deseret News, describing the book as "very well-written and very funny".

[10] Jerry Dowlen, writing for Books Monthly, opined that "The story gives us two 'families from hell' who defiantly insist upon normalising their cranky lifestyles and behaviour.