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Element Is EverythingPower With - Not Power OverCatina Franklin Sweeney of Embark Center for Self-Directed Education shares how adolescents and teens develop compassion, competence, and confidence in a sociocratic learning community.2025-07-3140 minElement Is EverythingA Digital Perspective on Passion and PurposeTerri speaks with author and teacher Michael Hernandez on why and how we can support teens in purposeful use of technology. 2025-03-2033 minElement Is EverythingLet Go with LetGrowTerri speaks with Lenore Skenazy author, speaker, and cofounder of LetGrow.org to discuss the why and how of bringing independence, competence, and courage back to our lives. The Challenge for this episode:Our challenge for this episode is to visit the LetGrow.org website and select the Parent Dropdown menu from the top bar. Select at least one resource from the section, review it, and put it to use. Then post about your experience on the Element is Everything podcast page on YouTube. Let's see if we can get a support group goin...2025-02-1031 minElement Is EverythingOpting Out of the Anxious GenerationErin Loechner, author of "The Opt-Out Family," shares personal perspective and suggestions for how to give your kids what technology can't.www.optoutfamily.com 2025-01-1030 minElement Is EverythingThe Anxious GenerationTerri introduces Jonathon Haidt's best-selling book on technology's impact on the mental health of adolescents. 2025-01-0708 minElement Is EverythingMastery, Autonomy, and Purpose: The MAP That Stands the Test of TimeWhile educational philosophies, policies, and methodologies are endless, one thing remains...there is no one way of learning that fits everyone. History finds us coming full circle with parent bringing primary learning and connections back to the home. 2024-10-1517 minElement Is EverythingSharpen Your Moral Compass: A Conversation with Dane White, City MayorDane White, Mayor of Escondido, CA, tells his story of a rocky road to finding his element and the power of patience, perseverance, purpose, and people to find your moral compass. 2024-06-0721 minElement Is EverythingNed Johnson Part 2: The Science and Sense Behind the Self-Driven ChildTerri continues the conversation with Ned on what we can do to reverse the trend of anxiety and learned helplessness. 2024-04-2028 minElement Is EverythingNed Johnson Part 1: The Science and Sense Behind the Self-Driven ChildWe are wired to care. Care about ourselves, our learning, and each other. Ned Johnson, co-author of The Self-Driven Child, shares his experience and views on why we are becoming an uncaring society. 2024-04-1630 minElement Is EverythingRelationships: Screens vs HumansCasey O'Roarty of Sproutable discusses adolescents and smartphones. 2024-01-0836 minElement Is EverythingSchool is in Session: Get Out of the ClassroomMeet young high school students who share how their natural love of learning remains alive through a personalized learning journey. 2023-12-1124 min