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Metts,Wallis C.,Jr. “Christianity and the Mass Media in America: Toward a Democratic Accommodation.” Christian Scholar’s Review 34, no. 1 (Fall, 2004): 155-156.

Abstract: In one corner, evangelicals hope to harness the immense power of the media to reach the world with the message of the Gospel. In the other corner, secular journalists fail to understand American religious thought and have excluded it from the public square. In between, we have Quentin Schultze’s new scholarly analysis, Christianity and the Mass Media in America.

Metts, Wallis C. Jr. “Home sweet hassle.” Educational Leadership 54, (October 1996): 72-73.

Abstract: Part of a special section on school choice and charter schools. The writer discusses his own and his partner’s experiences as home schoolers. They have no delusions that home schooling was easy. It became a political decision, as they had to lobby for the right to do it. They have also had to defend their decision to school officials, in-laws, close friends, and even total strangers, all of whom believed that their children would become social misfits. However, their children are socialized, civilized, and sensitive. The writer states that home schooling is a labor of love and contends that no child will be the worse for having experienced the focused attention of a caring adult, particularly the child’s own parent.

Metts, Wally. “Carving out a niche: small presses are developing innovative – and often local – strategies for reaching young readers.” Publishers Weekly 238, no. 50 (Nov 15, 1991): 36.

Abstract: Many small presses are expanding into the children’s literature market and are emphasizing niche publishing. The niche is often regional, but can also include specific areas of interest. A look at the market is presented.