So You Survived Fundie Homeschooling ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Recommendations for homeschool survivors, from homeschool survivors. These are books (and additional resources, in the comments) that have helped me and other former homeschoolers begin to fill in some gaping holes in our education.
created by teddydee
last updated August, 2026
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Thanks to @skoobevoli for suggesting this list! :) I will keep updating it as I continue to read and learn. Suggestions welcome but for this one, a homeschool (student) background is preferred!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES — Homeschoolers Anonymous (archived blog) — LoveJoyFeminism (archived blog), notably: "How I Lost Faith in the Pro-Life Movement" — Skeptical Science (website): debunks climate change myths — Slacktivist (blog), notably: "The 'Biblical View' That's Younger Than The Happy Meal"
Yessssss thank you!!! Now I don’t have to look up all the books individually haha
teddydeeOP
No problem! Easier to add to later as well :)
Teddy teddy teddy I love this list!! I’m extremely far from being fundie homeschooled but I love that there are people looking to help out those who are 🥹🥹
I highly recommend adding A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, it’s a great starting point for anyone deconstructing from right wing history propaganda ❤️❤️
teddydeeOP
That's a great recommendation, thanks! You're right, this was invaluable for me and is a wonderful reference.
Im so excited for this list
😍 Do you have any recommendations that were helpful to you?
Lol this feels so specific to me 😂 Def relate to homeschooling leaving me with a large educational deficit, but so did public school 😅 double whammy for me! I really recommend adding "This is Vegan Propaganda" by Ed Winters to this list (especially since Everything is TB is on this list--these books go really hand in hand imo and have the broad educational approach that introduces you to the beginnings of a lot of other ideas and topics!)
teddydeeOP
Thanks, I'll check it out! And yeah I hear you, each system definitely has its weak points and places where kids fall through the cracks. I do think that homeschooling (and private school, to an extent) creates some, let's say unique kinds of educational malpractice, like I have never heard of an American public school explicitly teaching students that the earth is 6000 years old or that the fossil record is a hoax from Satan. That doesn't mean public school kids don't have their own unique issues too though, it's just not something I have any personal experience with/insight into. If you think there should be a list for public schoolers, I would encourage you to create one! :)
love this list teddy!!!
teddydeeOP
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
also, a book i’ve read and would love to recommend for this list is Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America by Tal Lavin. this book genuinely rewired my brain when I read it
(unfortunately on PB Wild Faith is entered under the author’s deadname, but his last name is the same either way! so just go by that if you go to add the book to this list)
teddydeeOP
Perfect, thanks! I'll add it right now :)
