A great article from The Onion, the satirical news that's gets a few too many things right:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/increasing-number-of-parents-opting-to-have-childr,17159/

"In addition to providing better supervision and overall direction, school-homing has become popular among mothers and fathers who just want to be less involved in the day-to-day lives of their children."