The Plainston Chronicles

A book about educational reform could
indeed be very pedantic and perhaps boring, but Dr.
Swengel's "Plainston Chronicles" reads like an epic novel as
his characters tell their stories in either letters written
to each other or journal entries or editor's notes. Thus is
the reader propelled through the narratives, following the
trails and tribulations of the very real characters. "This
should be made into a movie!" exclaimed a reader (PhD in
Psychology). The book makes one want to immediately start
such a school as Dr. Swengel envisions, as such a school
addresses the whole child, not just "book larnin'." When
children, at an early age, learn to care about and for their
fellow students, this caring attitude carries through their
life. Such a school is interactive with its community and
impacts it in a very positive way. The effects ripple out
even beyond the immediate community and could ultimately
affect governments and the way nations are run. Hope
springs anew that the world could indeed become a better place!