Education Redefined

Education doesn’t take place in a particular building or at a specific time—it’s an ongoing experience that spans a lifetime. It’s a gleam that inspires a question; a question that opens a new world or way of thinking. Education is not just about textbooks or tests; it’s about curiosity, exploration, and connecting the dots between what a student already knows and what they have yet to discover. Books and tests are necessary parts of learning, but they should only be a small part of the overall experience.

Think of education like a path guiding students on a quest. This quest leads to a love of learning and the discovery of a lifelong passion. Whether in a traditional, homeschool, or independent educational setting, learning should be a magical exploration beginning in infancy and continuing indefinitely. 

Students won’t always know where the next question will take them, but every step leads to new discoveries. What if we saw education as a mighty tool used to explore to learn, to fail, to ask, and to grow? When we redefine education in this way, we realize that learning is not confined to a classroom—it’s everywhere, all the time, just waiting to be discovered.