In the past decade homeschooling, once a rare practice, has grown exponentially; currently well over a million kids are being homeschooled in the U.S. From kindergarten children to teenagers, kids are being educated in the home by parents who have access to an ever-growing collection of instructional materials, both printed and online.

But with the growth of this phenomenon come worries about the social skills of these young people. Some homeschooled teenagers are reporting difficulty in relating to their contemporaries, while others miss out on extracurricular activities like team sports, band and chorus activities, and other enrichment experiences.

Some parents have succeeded, either by persuasion or through the court system, in getting their children accepted into the extracurricular offerings of their local school, while retaining their right to homeschool.