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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 28/09/2026

Our first gathering is Tuesday, October 13, 5:00–6:00 PM ET, online. Come share what you’re working on and what you’ve been learning! Learn more & RSVP: www.humanrestorationproject.org/gatherings

HRP Gatherings
Our first gathering is Tuesday, October 13, 5:00–6:00 PM ET, online. Come share what you’re working on and what you’ve been learning.
RSVP @ humanrestorationproject.org/gatherings

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 25/09/2026

We want to make our upcoming 200th episode a highlight reel of listener favorites over the years. Check out the archives, and let us know YOUR favorite episode with a brief description why. @covingtonedu.bsky.social will clip highlights and read your statement in the 200th episode! 👇

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Nearly 200 episodes with educators, researchers, students, and schools tackling progressive, human-centered education.

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 23/09/2026

If you know you know... Several new designs and redesigns up on our @raygunsite.com webstore: www.rayguncustom.com/collections/...

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 19/09/2026

You can search & subscribe to 'Human Restoration Project' on any podcast app, YouTube, or listen on our website. Building the Appalachia of the Future w/ the Appalachian Futurism Project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkYl...

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Building the Appalachia of the Future w/ Appalachian Futurism Project

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 19/09/2026

Our newest episode features the Appalachian Futurism Project out of Elizabethton High School. AFP’s mission is to leverage educational, cultural, & economic resources to develop an ecosystem across the region where young people are part of imagining & codesigning the Appalachia of the future.

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 09/09/2026

One of last year's projects for Michigan middle schoolers in our Third Coast Learning Collaborative connected them with students in Ukraine impacted by war. For most Ukrainian students it was their first time speaking with native English speakers! That project just made Ukrainian broadcast news:

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ТВ7+. ДРУЖБА ЧЕРЕЗ ОКЕАН: ШКОЛЯРІ ШЕПЕТІВЩИНИ ТА США

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

But seriously, what's our response? "As climate emergencies increasingly disrupt schooling, we can be responsive to the changing climate, responsive to student learning — or both — but we can’t do neither and expect the outcome to lead to better learning or a more livable planet."

For all of the hand-wringing over projected economic costs of learning loss, the costs of climate change have been estimated as high as $38 trillion per year by 2049, not including global reductions in incomes and productivity estimated by 2100. In a vicious cycle, climate emergencies will drive further school disruption, and more pressure will be put on schools to make up the difference in lost learning, even as resources are diverted to remedy other climate impacts. As climate emergencies increasingly disrupt schooling, we can be responsive to the changing climate, responsive to student learning — or both — but we can’t do neither and expect the outcome to lead to better learning or a more livable planet.

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"Like the turf grass lawn, the values and practices of GERM-era schooling have proven to be maladaptive if our shared goal is sustainable and thriving global society in an age of pandemics and fossil-fuel driven climate disruption."

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This past spring, I had the privilege of attending a workshop led by Dr. Erika Patall on Student Motivation and Engagement in Culturally Diverse Classrooms, and I immediately knew we would need to bring a slice of that conversation to listeners!

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 26/08/2026

If you’re in the 90% of US schools who go back to school before Labor Day, welcome back! And if you took the summer to unplug, we’ve put HRP’s summer highlights here in one spot for you to catch up on and come back to. Check out HRP Summer Rewind:

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HRP Summer Rewind | Human Restoration Project

Back to school? Here are HRP's summer highlights, from new podcasts to Polaris updates, all in one place.

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 22/08/2026

Schools too often tackle student motivation with the same old carrots and sticks. In this Back to School special, Dr. Erika Patall explains what autonomy, competence, & relatedness actually require & why they're good for students AND teachers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt9E...

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The Myth of the Unmotivated Student w/ Dr. Erika Patall

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 22/08/2026

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The Myth of the Unmotivated Student w/ Dr. Erika Patall

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 18/08/2026

It’s never been enough to 'prepare every learner for a lifetime of personal success', but a pedagogy of normalcy seems particularly maladaptive for the challenges our students will face. So what does a human-centered education look like 100 (or 85) seconds from midnight?

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 18/08/2026

Since making this video for @rethinkingjames.bsky.social Rethinking Education conference in 2022, we're now 85 seconds to midnight according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf3-...

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100 Seconds to Midnight: The Need for a Human-Centered Education

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Years ago I tried to bring together Gert Biesta & Yong Zhao's ideas about 'why what works won't work' and 'why what works may hurt', seems worth sharing now especially: www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/why-...

Medical research is held as a field for education to emulate. Education researchers have been urged to adopt randomized controlled trials, a more ‘scientific’ research method believed to have resulted in the advances in medicine. But a much more important lesson education needs to borrow from medicine has been ignored. That is the study of side effects. Medical research is required to investigate both the intended effects of any medical interventions and their unintended adverse effects, or side effects. In contrast, educational research tends to focus only on proving the effectiveness of practices and policies in pursuit of ‘what works’. It has generally ignored the potential harms that can result from what works.

— What Works May Hurt
Zhao, 2017

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 13/08/2026

Boston College Prison Education Program student, Gregory Coito, on How Recreation Helps People Survive Prison: "If the goal of prison is punishment alone then empty suffering may seem enough. But if the goal includes rehabilitation, order, and public safety, recreation is essential."

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How Recreation Helps People Survive Prison | Human Restoration Project

Inside a Massachusetts prison, card games, basketball, and hobbies mark time, build trust, and remind people they are still human.

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Very excited to share this conversation with @cmooreanderson.eurosky.social on his fantastic book "Teaching Meaning" and the importance of complicating the ways cognitive science is framed in education spaces online. trevoraleo.substack.com/p/christian-... #edusky #literacies #academicsky

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Christian Moore-Anderson Talks Teaching Meaning and Cognitive Science

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 13/08/2026

Gregory was a student in @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social's journalism class as part of Boston College Prison Education Program. @covingtonedu.bsky.social spoke with Jennifer about BCPEP for our podcast and visited her class at MCI-Shirley earlier this year:

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What Prison Can Teach Us About School w/ Jennifer Berkshire | Human Restoration Project

Jennifer Berkshire on what teaching in a prison education program reveals about schools, punishment, and what learning could be.

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 13/08/2026

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How Recreation Helps People Survive Prison | Human Restoration Project

Inside a Massachusetts prison, card games, basketball, and hobbies mark time, build trust, and remind people they are still human.

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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 10/08/2026

In 2025, 88% of our budget went to program services. We spend more than we take in, & reserves (from our own pockets) cover the difference. In 2025, donations came to $6,953 across the whole year — for every dollar a person gave us, we spent $17.64. Donations needed. stimpunks.org/impact/

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Impact

Impact is not a scorecard. Impact is change that makes life better for people in real conditions. This page shares how we think about impact — not with vanity metrics or compliance numbers — but with…

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 10/08/2026

What was it like using Polaris Education at your school? Hear from students about what it was like to be asked real questions and to see things change using our new listening/learning tool: youtu.be/JYPB7aHktRw

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Find Your North Star | Polaris Education

Polaris Education transforms student, educator, and community conversations into instant, actionable insights. It's data that drives real change instead of sitting in spreadsheets. Learn more and…

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 20/07/2026

Our latest episode tackles the power of critical play w/ artist, author, and game designer, @maryflanagan.bsky.social. What we can learn at the intersection of play and critical pedagogy? www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSNY...

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The Power of Critical Play w/ Dr. Mary Flanagan

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I'm recording a @humanrestorationproject.org podcast w/ Dr. Erika Patall about The Myth of the Unmotivated Student based in her decades of research into self-determination theory and agentic motivation at school and at home:

Evidence about autonomy support and control overall: based on 181 studies, instructor autonomy support relates positively to desireable student outcomes and instructor control related positively to UNdesireable student outcomes.

Autonomy support is also good for instructors: improving self-efficacy, job satisfaction, vitality, and decreasing exhaustion

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 20/07/2026

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The Power of Critical Play w/ Dr. Mary Flanagan

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 04/07/2026

"Inclusion" has become a word everyone nods along to but almost no one defines the same way. What does genuine inclusion require of us and of schools, and what would it mean to restore the humanity of a special education system that was built to put kids into buckets?

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Restoring Humanity to "Special Education": Global Perspectives on Inclusion w/ Dr. Sarah K Benson

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 19/06/2026

Last month we shared the opening essay, today we're stoked to share the @cnastase.bsky.social original cover for our upcoming primer, We Are Worldbuilders: A New Vision for Progressive Education! 🚀🍄

Cover collage for We Are Worldbuilders featuring images of greenery and growth, mushrooms, space themes, and children

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 06/06/2026

Major update: We gave Human Restoration Project a whole new look. We updated the logo, refreshed the entire brand, and rebuilt humanrestorationproject.org from scratch. The new design leans into a solarpunk feeling: warm, hopeful, a little green around the edges.

Solar system infographic showing various systems HRP works to change.

Research database showing a variety of 2,462 items.

New home page with various cartoon illustrated characters looking up at the text HUMAN RESTORATION PROJECT with various images of classrooms on hover behind it.

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 31/05/2026

Our latest episode is an audio narration of "Teaching in the Wreckage of the Real," a piece from our upcoming Progressive Education Primer, by @mcnuttedu.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebkG...

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Teaching in the Wreckage of the Real: A Narration

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 31/05/2026

May is a busy month for teachers and schools! So this month of podcast episodes have been audio narrations from our upcoming revised Progressive Education Primer, starting with "We Are Worldbuilders" from @covingtonedu.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuUY...

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We Are Worldbuilders: A Narration

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 02/05/2026

"The thing that made the fight for Dyett [High School] to me, a model for all other communities to follow is it was a plan crafted out of love and community wisdom in partnership with academic expertise rooted in love." - Jitu Brown on Chicago's Sustainable Community Schools

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 02/05/2026

New podcast! The Future of Public Education is a Community School feat. Kelly McMahon, Jitu Brown, Angelia Ebner, and Dave Greenberg How can the expansion of community schools save public education from privatization? www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvjN...

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The Future of Public Education is a Community School feat. Kelly McMahon, Jitu Brown, Angelia Ebn...

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The Future of Public Education is a Community School feat. Kelly McMahon, Jitu Brown, Angelia Ebn...

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 18/04/2026

Our latest episode is an exploration of The Promise (and Persistent Myths) of Montessori Education feat. Andrew Faulstich, Dr. Ayize Sabater, and Kelly Jonelis: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/the...

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Really excited to be talking with Kelly McMahon (teacher & ISEA VP), Jitu Brown (organizer & Chicago Public Schools Board Member), & 2 experts from @neatoday.bsky.social for an upcoming @humanrestorationproject.org podcast exploring the promise of community schools: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC33...

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Why Every School Should be a Sustainable Community School

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"How are we supposed to rebuild education from the ground up if we're too exhausted, drained, overworked and run down to fully function? The revolution cannot be led by an army of zombies. We owe the future our self-preservation." - Ginie Servant-Miklos, Pedagogies of Collapse

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 26/03/2026

Announcing our 2026 Summer Book Club! We'll read and meet to discuss the ideas and implications of Pedagogies of Collapse and be joined by the author, Ginie Servant-Miklos, for a Q&A on July 31. Learn more and register @ www.humanrestorationproject.org/book-club #edchat

"Collapse should not be equated with the apocalypse. If the role of education is to prepare the young for he future, and this is our future, where is the education system in all this?"

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Join us this summer for our book club, where we'll read and meet to discuss the ideas and implications of Pedagogies of Collapse and be joined by the author, Ginie Servant-Miklos, for an extended Q&A session on July 31.

The book is available in paperback or as a free open access e-book. Anyone is welcome to attend!

Dates:

Welcome Session: June 26 @ 11am ET
Ch. 1-3: July 10 @ 11am ET
Ch. 4-6: July 24 @ 11am ET
July 31 @ 11am ET w/ Ginie Servant-Miklos

Learn more and register @ https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/book-club

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Adrian Neibauer @mrneibauer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I could not have articulated this concept any better. This was such a great conversation! #EduSky

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

“I think what a lot of schools are facing today is a rise of pedagogical authoritarianism. This remarkable certainty that we know how every child learns.” Quite a conversation, especially for this moment. (In other words: listen to this!)

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 22/03/2026

"The work that I do today is focused on creating a world in which kids wake up in the middle of the night with a burning desire to get back to school, to continue working on something that matters to them..." - @garystager.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud6s... #k12 #edchat

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Reanimating the Art of Teaching w/ Gary Stager

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 21/03/2026

Like the conservationist John Muir, the sense you get talking to @garystager.bsky.social about education is that when you try to pick out anything by itself, you find it hitched to everything else in the universe: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/rea... #K12 #edchat

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Students shared the results of their focus groups with hundreds of students in their schools: "Our recommendations: Too much workload Deeper connections More autonomy and choice"

An Ohio high school student leads a workshop session with signs that read:

Our recommendations: less homework, more community, more choice

Students lead a session on student code storming results

Students from STREEM: Striving to Transform, Respect, Empower, Educate, Mobilize speak to audience of educators

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