About Homeschooled Voices

This is a site dedicated to discussing homeschooling from the perspectives of homeschool alumni themselves.

Click here for articles on all things related to homeschooling!

The Homeschooled Voices Book Award (HVBA)

Click here to learn more about this book award! This will be an unofficial book award chosen by a volunteer committee. If you were (or are) homeschooled at any point in your life you are welcome to participate. The goal is to increase awareness of newly published fiction and nonfiction that represents homeschoolers well. Apply here!

Why does this site exist?

Issues such as education, socialization, religion, regulations, and media representation help shape the experiences of homeschooled children. When they grow up, having been homeschooled could impact them many ways, but the one thing all homeschool alumni share in common is having grown up differently. Not automatically better or worse than others, just differently. Homeschool alumni have experiences that set them apart from their traditionally schooled peers, the majority in society. They are often even distinct from their homeschooling parents, because choosing a lifestyle as an adult is not the same as being raised in it. Despite this, the perspectives of homeschool alumni can be hard to find on the internet. Homeschooled Voices aims to change this. Hopefully, this site will be a space for people who grew up homeschooled to share their unique and valuable insights, and for anyone else who is curious to learn more about the world of homeschooling.