Obviously, this is satirising the rise in home-schooled children, but the irony in it, quite possibly intentional, is that it hits raw nerves with a pretty serious point.
It's one of my fundamental criticisms of our society that we tend to not want to actually parent our children. We prefer to outsource the job to day care centers, nannies, schools and anyone else who will fill in for us.
Fictional parent Kevin Dufrense is quoted in the article as saying
"Simply put, it's not the job of parents to raise these kids"
Couldn't have said it better. Effective satire is defined by the ability to simultaneously amuse and provoke thought, and The Onion has nailed it yet again.
