Element Is Everything

Catina Franklin Sweeney of Embark Center for Self-Directed Education shares how adolescents and teens develop compassion, competence, and confidence in a sociocratic learning community.

Terri speaks with author and teacher Michael Hernandez on why and how we can support teens in purposeful use of technology. 

Terri 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 going, sharing our trials and tribulations as we create a community of families raising the courageous generation.  As we let go so that they may grow, they will, in turn, find...their element.   

Erin Loechner, author of "The Opt-Out Family," shares personal perspective and suggestions for how to give your kids what technology can't.


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Terri introduces Jonathon Haidt's best-selling book on technology's impact on the mental health of adolescents. 

While 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. 

Dane 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. 

Terri continues the conversation with Ned on what we can do to reverse the trend of anxiety and learned helplessness. 

We 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.  

Casey O'Roarty of Sproutable discusses adolescents and smartphones.