A very experienced father takes a no nonsense look at K-12 education, language, the posture parents adopt, discipline, rules, counseling and other child-rearing issues. He also illustrates why when both parents and child-care "professionals" ignore or trivialize, as they often do, the importance of the stories children listen to they not only drain most of the adventure out of childhood but run right by the one force which will actually shape a child's future. And in particular, the moral code they will eventually embrace. Frequently iconoclastic and irreverent, well written, fun, if you are a parent or may ever be one, you'll find this short book worth your time, and then some.