hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈɔːθɚz tʊ ɛksplˈoːɹ ðə lˈæstɪŋ ˈɪnfluːəns ðæt hˈoʊmskuːlɪŋ hɐz ˌɔn ɐ pˈɜːsən ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi, ænd pɹədˈuːst ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ bˈɑːdi ʌv wˈɜːk ɔnðə tˈɑːpɪk fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː stˈɛpt bˈæk fɹʌmðə hˈoʊmskuːlɪŋ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi tə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn kəntˈɛkstʃuːəlˌaɪzɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndiən ɐdvˈeɪɾə vɛdˈæntə fɪlˈɑːsəfi fɔːɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈʌltʃɚ.
He was one of the first authors to explore the lasting influence that homeschooling has on a person in terms of identity, and produced a large body of work on the topic from 1994 until 2013, after which he stepped back from the homeschooling community to focus on contextualizing the Indian Advaita Vedanta philosophy for American culture.