{"id":460,"date":"2016-06-02T15:06:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T15:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foucachon.com\/home\/?p=460"},"modified":"2016-06-02T15:06:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T15:06:26","slug":"open-letter-christian-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foucachon.com\/home\/2016\/06\/open-letter-christian-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter to Every Christian Parent with Children in Public School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christian, is your child in a public school\u00a0facing yet another wave of attacks on sanity and religious freedom? Will your daughter be using the restroom alongside a disturbed boy who &#8220;identifies&#8221; as a girl?<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s time to opt out!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not going to spend time making the case that you should opt out. I really hope that Christians are seeing that in most situations today, this is the obvious conclusion. But rather, I want to answer the objection\u00a0&#8220;what is the alternative?&#8221;\u00a0<em>How\u00a0<\/em>do we opt out?<\/p>\n<p>It may not be\u00a0easy, and some situations are harder than others, but there are incredible opportunities available today to give your children a CHRISTIAN education.\u00a0You really CAN opt out!\u00a0More than ever before in history, parents are equipped with the tools to make this possible, whether\u00a0books, video courses, online courses, curriculums for every learning style, and of course, private schools. There is a solution for just about every situation, every budget, and every style of learning. All of these scenarios require\u00a0dedication, but nearly every true obsticle is now removed.<\/p>\n<p>I have dedicated my own\u00a0career to providing one answer to this question. Through the company I founded, <a href=\"https:\/\/romanroadsmedia.com\" target=\"_blank\">Roman Roads Media<\/a>, we provide Christian classical curriculum designed specifically for the homeschool, with an emphasis on video and online learning. Our speciality is 6-12 grade classical subjects.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-enabled\"><p>It&#8217;s now obvious WHY\u00a0you should #optout of #publicshools\u00a0&#8211; but here&#8217;s HOW you can do it<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But we are one of <strong><em>many<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Let me name you just a few of my friends, all doing their part to answer this question:<\/p>\n<p><strong>For homeschool:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/romanroadsmedia.com\" target=\"_blank\">Roman Roads Media<\/a> (grades 6-12, now with online classes too).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canonpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Press<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/logospressonline.com\" target=\"_blank\">Logos Online School<\/a> (all grades).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classicalacademicpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Classical Academic Press<\/a> (all grades, mostly 1-8th grade).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/memoriapress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Memoria Press<\/a> (all grades, mostly 1-8th grade).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\" target=\"_blank\">Classical Conversations<\/a> \u00a0(A nationwide group of co-ops. HIGHLY recommended).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/peacehillpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Well-Trained Mind Press<\/a> (curriculum and help for parents)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholatutorials.org\" target=\"_blank\">Schola Classical Tutorials<\/a> (high school, Great Books using Old Western Culture)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cottagepress.net\" target=\"_blank\">Cottage Press<\/a> (curriculum and online classes)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/circeinstitute.org\" target=\"_blank\">CiRCE Institute<\/a> (help and encouragement for parents).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/veritaspress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Veritas Press<\/a> (all grades).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iew.com\" target=\"_blank\">Institute for Excellence in Writing<\/a> (IEW) (writing for all ages).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kahnacademy.org\" target=\"_blank\">Kahn Academy<\/a> (FREE instruction in many subjects &#8211; secular).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/allinonehomeschool.com\" target=\"_blank\">Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool<\/a> (free k-12 materials and curriculum).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube,<\/a> your library, books, free curriculum, and countless support groups. &#8211; And many more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For Private schools: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See <a href=\"http:\/\/accsedu.org\" target=\"_blank\">Association of Classical &amp; Christian<\/a> Schools for a list of Classical Christian Schools.<\/li>\n<li>Look up Christian schools in your area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Can you not afford the education? There are ways: scholarships, talk to your church, or talk to me if you&#8217;re interested in our curriculum.<br \/>\nBut please, Christian, #OPTOUT! For the dedicated parent, there are always opportunies. And\u00a0I will help any way I can.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>\nDaniel Foucachon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Founder<\/em>, Roman Roads Media,<br \/>\npublisher of Christian classical curriculum<\/p>\n<p><sub><em>Photograph: Toby Talbot\/AP. Originally appeared as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/daniel-foucachon\/open-letter-to-every-christian-parent-with-children-in-public-school\/10156957527400010\">Facebook Note<\/a>, and on <a href=\"http:\/\/newcitytimes.com\/news\/story\/open-letter-to-every-christian-parent-with-children-in-public-school\">New City Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian, is your child in a public school\u00a0facing yet another wave of attacks on sanity and religious freedom? 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