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What is democracy, what is the role of public schools in a pluralistic democratic nation, and why are both worth keeping?

@aft.org president, @rweingarten.bsky.social, joins our podcast to help answer these fundamental questions and more:

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/why... #edchat
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What is democracy, what is the role of public schools in a pluralistic democratic nation, and why are both worth keeping?

@aft.org president, @rweingarten.bsky.social, joins our podcast to help answer these fundamental questions and more:

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/why... #edchat
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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A preview of my upcoming conversation with @rweingarten.bsky.social for the @humanrestorationproject.org podcast. Full episode out 1/10!

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January 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
What is democracy, what is the role of public schools in a pluralistic democratic nation, and why are both worth keeping?

@aft.org president, @rweingarten.bsky.social, joins our podcast to help answer these fundamental questions and more:

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/why... #edchat
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Our final episode of 2025 is a conversation with @mistermeyer.bsky.social about the old days of Crash Course History and the current state of social studies teaching in America. 👇

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/cra... #K12 #NCSS #sschat #edchat
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our final episode of 2025 is a conversation with @mistermeyer.bsky.social about the old days of Crash Course History and the current state of social studies teaching in America. 👇

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/cra... #K12 #NCSS #sschat #edchat
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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This was a must-listen then and still is
Top New Podcast: Our conversation with @heymrsbond.com, Reclaiming Teaching & Learning in an Age of AI, was our most downloaded episode of the year *by far*! 👇

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/rec... #K12 #edchat
December 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
‍2025 was certainly one of the years of all time. 🥴

As a send-off, we thought we’d curate our most popular articles, podcasts, videos, and resources of the past year alongside other education-related recommendations, as well as a preview of what's coming up in 2026. #K12 #edchat
HRP Wrapped 2025 | Human Restoration Project | Nick Covington Chris McNutt
A look back at our most popular articles, podcasts, videos, and resources from 2025 and a look ahead at what's to come in 2026! Published by Human Restoration Project, a 501(c)3 organization restoring...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Upcoming episodes! 👇

12/20: Crash Course Social Studies Education w/ @mistermeyer.bsky.social
1/10: Why Fascists Fear Teachers w/ @rweingarten.bsky.social
1/24: Changing my Mind About Schools w/ @dianeravitch.bsky.social
2/7: Redefining the Purpose of Education w/ Yong Zhao

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December 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Recording the final @humanrestorationproject.org podcast of 2025 today w/ @mistermeyer.bsky.social!

We'll discuss the origins of Crash Course, #NCSS and the state of social studies education, and his upcoming documentary film, The Teachers Project, about teachers navigating the culture war.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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It looks like the first @humanrestorationproject.org podcast of 2026 will be out January 10th featuring @aft.org President and author of "Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy," @rweingarten.bsky.social. 👀

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Why Fascists Fear Teachers
AFT President Randi Weingarten’s new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy, exposes the long-planned strategy to undermine education—and lifts up the powerful ...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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There are multiple ways to learn how to read, and I'm of the opinion that we need many different approaches, including but not limited to phonics and phonemic awareness.

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Unsettling The Science of Reading: Who is Being Sold A Story? | Human Restoration Project | Nick Covington
Literacy doesn’t come in a box, we’ll never find our kids at the bottom of a curriculum package, and there can be no broad support for systemic change that excludes input from and support for teachers...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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"It will come down to whether students come through their formal schooling as more clever vandals of the Earth and of each other or as loving, caring, compassionate, and competent healers, restorers, builders and midwives to a decent, durable, and beautiful future." - David Orr
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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NEW: How does creativity shows up in the world, in the human condition, and how we can cultivate creativity in the classroom?

Search & subscribe to 'Human Restoration Project' on any podcast app or listen on our website:

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/cul... #K12 #edchat
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Happy to share that our RRQ article is out theorizing interactivity: "The Reader‐Player Interactivity Framework: How Do Readers Navigate Diverse Varieties of Narrative Texts?"

~Read here or listen to our companion podcast with @humanrestorationproject.org ~

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November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NEW: How does creativity shows up in the world, in the human condition, and how we can cultivate creativity in the classroom?

Search & subscribe to 'Human Restoration Project' on any podcast app or listen on our website:

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/cul... #K12 #edchat
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Top tier podcast episode title: “Are we readers or are we players?” 😂
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today's guests argue that the narratives & themes of English class are everywhere for those equipped to see them. 👇

@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social

www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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It’s here: “Fandoms in the Classroom” now in print! @scottstorm.bsky.social and I are excited to reveal that our foreword was written by none other than @ebonyteach.bsky.social — we are so grateful to you and excited to be in conversation about fandoms & classrooms! #literacies #newrelease #EduSky
January 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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"The fakeness of school is not inevitable...But the places where deep and authentic learning tend to flourish are places where we don't always think to look." - @sarahmfine.bsky.social @humanrestorationproject.org

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Lessons in Powerful Learning from the Fringes w/ Dr. Sarah Fine | Keynote | CTRH2025
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November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Let me cook with that drill!"

Overheard as Orchard View 7th grade students began construction on what will become a nine-hole student-designed disc golf course they're building outside their middle school. 🛠️
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.

Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Check out my conversation with @schooldaves.bsky.social as he challenges us to put our money where our mouth is in upholding our collective commitment to public education in the United States. 👇 #K12 #schoolfinance #highered
"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.

Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Why do schools need bonds if they are publicly funded, how does this system of school funding create debtor schools?

Who are our public schools indebted *to*, anyway?

(Hint: You're not gonna like the answers) @debtcollective.bsky.social
"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.

Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.

Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM