All Episodes

Teaching in the Wreckage of the Real: A Narration

We Are Worldbuilders: A Narration

The Future of Public Education is a Community School feat. Kelly McMahon, Jitu Brown, Angelia Ebner, and Dave Greenberg

The Promise (and Persistent Myths) of Montessori Education w/ Andrew Faulstich, Dr. Ayize Sabater, and Kelly Jonelis

Spring Break 2026: HRP Summer Book Club & Montessori Mythbusting

Reanimating the Art of Teaching w/ Gary Stager

What Prison Can Teach Us About School w/ Jennifer Berkshire

Making School Meaningful w/ Lauren Porosoff

From Meritocracy to Human Interdependence: Redefining the Purpose of Education w/ Yong Zhao

Changing My Mind About Schools (and Everything Else) w/ Diane Ravitch

Why Fascists Fear Teachers w/ Randi Weingarten

Crash Course Social Studies Education w/ Raoul Meyer

Cultivating Creativity and Connection in the Classroom w/ Tom Rendon & Zachary Stier

Are we Reader or are we Player? w/ Karis Jones, Virginia Killian Lund, Brady Nash, and Trevor Aleo

Making School Finance As Public As Possible w/ David I. Backer

The Buzz About the Human Hive w/ Kate McAllister

Lessons in Powerful Learning from the Fringes w/ Dr. Sarah Fine

Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain w/ Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern & Teresa M. Mares

From the Classroom to the Capitol: A Conversation w/ New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales

Taming the Turbulence in Educational Leadership w/ Jennifer D. Klein

BS Universities: The Future of Automated Education w/ Rob Sparrow & Gene Flenady

Cultivating Mental Health Mindsets in The Empathetic Classroom w/ Maria Munro-Schuster

Confronting the Education Polycrisis w/ Dr. James Mannion

DIY, Mutual Aid, and Human-Centered Learning for Neurodivergent and Disabled People w/ Stimpunks

Reclaiming Teaching & Learning in an Age of AI w/ Chanea Bond

Parenting with Purpose w/ Steven Shapiro & Nancy Shapiro-Rapport

Teaching Contentious Topics in a Divided Nation w/ Ryan Sprott

"It's Like a Baby Jail!" Power & Early Childhood Education w/ Dr. Chloë Keegan

Conference to Restore Humanity! Quest for Connection 2025 Trailer

Beyond Anthropology For Kids w/ Nika Dubrovsky

Showcase: Spotlight on Bismarck Public Schools' Empower[Ed]

From Pixar to the Classroom: Teaching Storytelling w/ Story Xperiential

Sensemaking and Cybernetics in Classroom Teaching w/ Christian Moore-Anderson

Inquiry, Play, and Early Childhood Education w/ Heidi Echternacht

Sustaining Love, Hope, and Community Through Nonviolence Pedagogy w/ Mike Tinoco

A Danish Perspective on American Education w/ Pernille Ripp

The Privateers: How Billionaires Creates a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers w/ Josh Cowen

The Landscape Model of Learning w/ Dr. Kapono Ciotti

A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test w/ Dr. Pepper Stetler

Meritocracy, Anxiety, & the Chinese College Entrance Exam w/ Zachary Howlett

2024 Title IX Update w/ the ACLU

How Grades Harm Students & What We Can Do About It w/ Joshua Eyler

The Fantasy Economy w/ Neil Kraus

The Solutionary Way w/ Zoe Weil

Pedagogical Documentation w/ Angela Stockman

Back to School Special: Teaching Love & Learning Freedom w/ Dr. Carla Shalaby

Schoolishness w/ Dr. Susan Blum

151: Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations w/ Nawal Qarooni

Toward a Luddite Pedagogy in the "Age of AI" w/ Charles Logan

Roma Education: Emma Sisson's Mission From Tennessee to Transylvania

How do Americans really feel about controversial topics in school? w/ Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff

Americanization or Autonomy: The Dilemma of Puerto Rico's Educational Agenda w/ Prof. Jenaro Abraham

Off The Mark: How Grades, Ratings, & Rankings Undermine Learning (But Don't Have To) w/ Jack Schneider & Ethan Hutt

Rethinking Schools w/ Cierra Kaler-Jones

Systemic Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) w/ Dr. Emma McMain

MINDFOOD V: Top 3 (Non-Ed) Spaces to Learn About Education

Part 3 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands feat. Hanahau'oli School

More Teaching, Less Testing Act w/ Congressman Jamaal Bowman

Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning: What's up? w/ Dr. James York & Dr. Jonathan deHaan (Ludic Language Pedagogy)

Part 2 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands w/ Dr. Stacy Potes, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

BONUS: The Takeover of Houston ISD w/ Karina Quesada-León

Part 1 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands

CTRH2023: Building Our Shared Humanity with José Luis Vilson

136: Intersecting Coloniality, Youth Autonomy, and Adult Supremacy w/ Drs. Tanu Biswas & Toby Rollo

CTRH2023: A Critical Reflection on Our Struggle for a More Just & Loving World w/ Dr. Antonia Darder

HRP Update August 2023

135: Telling Powerful Stories of Learning w/ Aaron Schorn (Unrulr)

134: The Implications and Biases of AI in Classrooms w/ Dr. Meredith Broussard

133: Catalyzing Systems-Based Change w/ Dave Runge (Future Schools Australia)

132: From Colonial to Solarpunk Education w/ Andrewism

You've Been Played: The Pros & Pitfalls of Gamification w/ Adrian Hon

130: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students w/ Annie Abrams

129: Education Revolution: Media Literacy For Political Awareness w/ Sam Shain

128: Love, Joy, & Learning w/ Miss Elmi

HRP Update March 2023

MINDFOOD IV: Top 3 Interdisciplinary Learning Ideas

127: The Segrenomics of American Education w/ Dr. Noliwe Rooks

126: Neuroinclusive Learning & the Brain w/ Michael Weingarth

MINDFOOD III: Best & Worst Edu-trends of 2022, Plus Hopes for 2023

125: The Transformative Power of Play w/ The Center for Playful Inquiry

124: The City That Kicked Cops Out of Schools and Tried Restorative Practices Instead w/ Andy Kopsa

123: Humanizing Professional Development w/ Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

HRP Status Update: 2022

122: On Self-Directed Education & "What Works" w/ Dr. Naomi Fisher

121: Showcase: One Stone | Lab51 (Student-Driven Schooling)

120: A Pedagogy of Love w/ Dr. Antonia Darder

MINDFOOD II: Top 5 Cursed Problems in School

MINDFOOD I: Top 10 Books Every Progressive Educator Should read

119: The Gender Equation in Schools w/ Jason Ablin

Bonus: Elevating the Conversation on NAEP Scores w/ John Warner

118: PragerU & the Alt-Right Pipeline w/ Rob Dickinson & Tom Cowin

117: Unflattening & Thinking With Comics w/ Nick Sousanis

116: Henry Giroux - Critical Pedagogy in a Time of Fascist Tyranny

115: Equity, Systemic Change, and Performative Wokeness w/ Dr. Sheldon Eakins

114: Showcase: Sora Schools (Online PBL)

Bonus: Conference to Restore Humanity! Overview

113: Guiding Toward Healthy Rebellion w/ T. Elijah Hawkes

112: Keep Hope Alive w/ Deborah Meier

111: Building the Modern Progressive Education Movement w/ David Buck

110: "College Ready" AP w/ Akil Bello

109: On Constructionism, Makerspaces, & Music Ed w/ Burton Hable

108: The State of Libraries w/ Dustin Hensley

107: Child Liberation Theology w/ R.L. Stollar

106: Showcase: Assumption College (Self-Directed Choice Curriculum, Multi-Age Learning)

105: A Look Inside "No Excuses" Charter Schools w/ Dr. Joanne Golann

104: Advancing and Empowering the Lives of LGBTQIA+ Students w/ Keenan Crow

103: Poetry, Schooling, and Flourishing Creativity w/ Joshua Seigal

102: Fight Back Against Debt w/ Debt Collective

101: Imagining Education Outside Capitalism w/ Dr. Nick Stock

Re:Teaching, EP 3: Why What Works Won't Work and Why What Works May Hurt

100: HRP's 100th Episode!

99: Behaviorism & "Cog Sci" - Oh No!

98: Militarism, Baudrillard, Video Game Design, and the College Board

97: What *was* lost during the pandemic? Here's how we rebuild our classrooms.

96: Unpacking Learning Loss: The Who, the What, and the Why

Re:Teaching, EP 2: What's in a grade? GRExit, GPA, College Admissions, and the Mastery Transcript (oh my!)

Re:Teaching, EP 1: A Progressive Response to "Ed. Reform's Lost Decade"

95: Deciphering "Learning Loss" w/ Akil Bello

93: Worldwise Learning w/ Carla Marschall & Elizabeth Crawford

94: Catalyzing the Ungrading Movement w/ Zoe Bee

91: Expanding on Experiential Learning w/ Emi Takemura

90: Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Teaching w/ Alex Venet

89: Rebuilding After 2020-2021 w/ Dr. Ilana Horn

88: Connecting Through Transferable Learning w/ Trevor Aleo, Kayla Duncan, & Julie Stern

87: 100 Days of Conversations About School

86: Developing Anti Racist UDL w/ Tesha Fritzgerald

85: Combatting Adultism to Create a Flourishing Democracy w/ Dr. Tanu Biswas & Dr. John Wall

84: In Defense of Public Education w/ Dr. Jennifer Berkshire & Dr. Jack Schneider

83: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning w/ Dr. Susan Blum

82: Build a New Future: Teaching Action and Coalition Building w/ Dr. Kevin Gannon

81: One Teacher Can't Save the World

80: Pandemic Pods, School Choice, and Combating Inequity w/ Dr. Jon Hale

79: Reimagine the System w/ REENVISIONED (Dr. Erin Raab)

78: A Way to Ungrade, Floop w/ Christine Witcher

77: Normalizing Teacher Self-Care (in a Pandemic) w/ Evan Whitehead

76: "Return to Learn": Voices and Perspectives on School Reopening

Summit: Endorsing Student Voice Through Virtual/Hybrid Activism

75: Refuse to Teach: Anxiety, Organizing, and well, Death

74: The Research on Assessment w/ Dr. Astrid Poorthuis

73: School and the Carceral Network w/ Dr. Connie Wun

Introduction: Human Restoration Project

72: Revolutionizing Equitable College Admissions w/ ACCEPT Group (Marie Bigham)

71: Post-Standardization: Schools for a Free and Democratic Society w/ Dr. William Ayers

70: Taking Charge with Teacher Action Research w/ Etta Kralovec

69: Social Justice, Gender Identity, and Liberatory Pedagogy w/ sj Miller

Bonus: Summit: Teacher Powered Schools w/ Amy Junge, Liz Seubert, and Taryn Synder

68: Grassroots, Teacher Powered Schools w/ Liz Seubert

67: Learning From Unschooling During Isolation w/ Tiersa McQueen

Bonus: Summit: Play and Outdoor Learning w/ Abe Moore

66: Humane Education w/ Zoe Weil

Bonus: Summit: Teaching and COVID-19

65: Virtual Learning and COVID-19 w/ Jesse Stommel PhD

64: Disrupting the "Same Old, Same Old" with Peter Verdin and Bruce Mansfield

Bonus: Summit: Experiential Learning and the SDGs w/ Dr. Jennifer Williams

63: Building a No Test Future w/ Dr. Yong Zhao

62: Creating Worlds, Game Design & Education w/ Seth Coster

61: How to Teach Us, Authentic PBL w/ Brooke Tobia and Students

Bonus: Summit: Changing the Status Quo Through Effective Research w/ Dr. Susan Engel

60: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals to the Classroom with Dr. Jennifer Williams, Julia Fliss, and Nick Covington

59: What's Up With School Lunch? w/ Jennifer E. Gaddis

Bonus: Summit: Connecting with Students for Greater Well-Being w/ Monte Syrie

58: Student Government and a Democratic Education w/ Carla Marschall & StuVoice, Merrit Jones

Bonus: Summit: Self-Assessment, Gradeless Learning, and Teacher Well-Being w/ Starr Sackstein

56: Listen to Students (feat. Ayush Chopra, Cody Lees, & Meghan Kestner)

Bonus: Summit: Humanizing Mathematics w/ Sunil Singh

54: Making the Switch to Ungrading (feat. Abigail French, Dr. Susan Blum, and Dr. Laura Gibbs)

53: Teaching as a Nerdy Introvert w/ Jessamyn Neuhaus (Geeky Pedagogy)

52: Shifting Mindsets: Entrepreneurial Education and the Battle Against White Supremacy w/ Kenrya Rankin

51: We Got This: Equity and Access in Schools w/ Cornelius Minor

50: The Inventive Design of Learning Spaces feat. Pam Moran, Tim Fawkes, Ryan Hopkins-Wilcox, & Discovery Lab

49: Writing for Purpose and Advocacy feat. Bryn Orum, J.J. Burry, John Warner, Stephanie Hurt, & Dr. Richard Wilkinson

47: Redefining Assessment by Implementing Gradeless Learning feat. Jeffery Frieden, Aaron Blackwelder, & Nick Covington

46: Innovation in Progressive Education feat. Bennett Jester, Ted Fujimoto, Deanna Hess, & Sophie Fenton

45: Building a Global Equitable Community feat. Ara Aman, Tania Mansfield, Lisa Liss, Colleen Mascenik, and Evin Schwartz

44: It All Orbits Purpose feat. Kendall Cotton Bronk, John Cagle, Skylar Primm, and Elizabeth Martin

43: The Good Life feat. Steven Gumbay, REENVISIONED, The Future Project, Anne Connolly, Richard Loeper-Viti, & Gamal Sherif

40: Shifting from Industry to Well-Being w/ Dr. Susan Engel

36: Restoring Humanity to...Purpose (Changing the Focus of School)

34: Restoring Humanity to....Education (Critical Pedagogy)

33: Timeless Learning w/ Ira Socol

31: Restoring Humanity to Discipline (Restorative Justice)

30: Innovating Education w/ Dr. Tony Wagner

28: Restoring Humanity: Gradeless Learning

24: Trauma, Mental Health, and Well-Being w/ Mandy Froehlich

20: Rebuilding Mathematics Education w/ Sunil Singh

16: Adopting Progressive Ed. w/ Alfie Kohn

15: What School Could Be w/ Ted Dintersmith

14: The Importance of Relationships w/ Monte Syrie