He might be, but sadly our times are getting even more and more dark. I really do hope he is the saviour, so that he would indeed come and save us all. Otherwise, we're all screwed.
Of course! Reading is very important, especially useful material, like history or psychology. I always told my students to read as much as they can (not fantasy books though).
Yes, it should be! To a certain degree obviously! Like smoking and drinking is bad and shouldn't be allowed at all (just like in Chechnya). I personally think teaching health awareness and consciousness is very important.