The Plainston Chronicles

In 1935 Walt Hazlitt teaches biology and agriculture classes at the local high school in Plainston. He's a man who tries new ideas and he's a popular teacher with the students. They say He really trusts us and respects us and thinks we can do the work ourselves helping each other. It gives us a lot of confidence in ourselves.<p>But his tenure is not without its problems as is revealed through a series of letters journal entries and editor notes. <i>The Plainston Chronicles: Volume II</i> follows Walt his friends and associates through their trials and tribulations from 1935 through 1951. <p>From race to athletics relationships to prom <i>The Plainston Chronicles: Volume II</i> captures the issues of the day. More importantly this novel offers a model for educational reform. It envisions a school that addresses the whole child not just book learning. It hopes for a school where at an early age children learn to care about and for their fellow students. It proposes a school that is interactive with its community and impacts it in a positive way-the effects rippling out beyond the immediate community and ultimately affecting governments and the way nations are run.