Educational Choice Posts

Rekindling Courage and Curiosity: Learning in the Age of Technology
May 14, 2025

Rekindling Courage and Curiosity: Learning in the Age of Technology

In today's fast-evolving digital world, the greatest challenge — and opportunity — in education isn't technology itself, but how we use it to build passion, purpose, and agency in young learners.As Terri Novacek and Michael Hernandez d…
What If the Future of Education Is Less About Teaching and More About Learning?
June 10, 2022

What If the Future of Education Is Less About Teaching and More About Learning?

In the Element Is Everything Podcast episode "Heading for Open Waters, A Reflection on the Purpose of School," Terri Novacek explores a question that many parents began asking during and after the COVID years:What if our children need something di…
Whose Definition of Success Is Your Child Following?
Oct. 1, 2021

Whose Definition of Success Is Your Child Following?

In the Element Is Everything Podcast episode "Redefining Success," Terri Novacek sits down with Scott Schimmel, founder and CEO of YouSchool, to explore a question that many parents—and adults—quietly wrestle with throughout their lives:…
The Hidden Element in Your Play History
July 30, 2021

The Hidden Element in Your Play History

In the Element Is Everything Podcast episode "The Hidden Element in Your Play History," Terri Novacek explores the science and significance of play through the work of Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play and author of P…
How Do You Homeschool Different Learners Under One Roof?
July 2, 2021

How Do You Homeschool Different Learners Under One Roof?

In the Element Is Everything Podcast episode "Different Learners, One Roof," Terri Novacek sits down with three experienced homeschooling mothers to discuss one of the most common questions prospective homeschooling families ask:"What if my childr…