"Let there be light!" Lol, I love it. Very appropriate to this theme too.
When I first started homeschooling I was still in school mode and it took me a while to get out of that and learn to become more fluid. Eventually my approach when I got stressed was to stop, take a moment and decide whether to continue with a different approach or whether that even really mattered at that point. I got better over time at not getting so easily stressed and just trying other approaches.
We used to enjoy the educational type conversations during the journey to places too. I think parents automatically teach their children in this way anyway, but when we choose to homeschool we are slightly more intentional or aware of it.
I am also starting to just let it be when the air gets tensed already. I guess it goes down to what really works and when. Sometimes no matter how I push, it just doesn't happen. But also, I want them to have more sense of responsibility that if ever they will have to go into the system in the future (which I hope we won't have to) they will also not have a hard time coping up.