Children are reading less and less, but are we satisfied with readers if they are addicted to reading the wrong stuff? Will they be lost in the metaphor, or will they find the right interpretation and application of the metaphor in real life? We briefly consider the merits of Harry Potter, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Chronicles of Narnia.
Homeschooled himself in the 1960's and 70's, Kevin Swanson and his wife, Brenda, are now homeschooling their five children. Since graduating from his homeschool and then serving as student body president of a large west coast university, he has gone on to other leadership positions in corporate management, church, and other non-profits.