The Human Restoration Project

Short Intro:
The Human Restoration Project is a small group of teachers aimed at transforming education, led by educators Chris McNutt and Nick Covington.

We host a podcast, create various free publications, and and share our thoughts in a variety of mediums such as various infographics, videos, and other resources. If you haven't already, check out our website to see what we're doing - we think you'll like it!

Your patronage allows us to continue to host all this - and, with enough support, will allow us to focus even more of our time towards enacting best practice in every classroom. We are committed to sharing all of our resources for free. Everything is copyright free and free to share/modify. Our sole incentive for Patrons is our electronic magazine - Restore Humanity - which simply compiles our shared thoughts in an easy-to-read way.
Hello, and welcome to the Human Restoration Project! Nick and I (Chris) are public school educators at the high school level. We find ourselves quite stifled by the standardized public model of education. While each year we have pushed further...attempting to remind students, fellow teachers, and administration that we are all human beings, this mostly remained in our own buildings.

We develop and maintain HRP in our free time. Because we are fully aware that there are many complaints regarding the standardized public education model (as there should be), we wanted to be sure our project focused on possible solutions as well. It is one thing to find solace in others (i.e., misery loves company), but it is something else to find this companionship filled with a multitude of potential solutions. Our children have slowly been dehumanized in this system, and it is our goal to prepare students, teachers, parents, administrators, and the like for restoration.

We're not enemies of the public school system nor do we mean to demonize any educator. As we're public educators ourselves, this would be an odd cognitive dissonance to hold. Instead, we want to reinvigorate educators with the passion and purpose that called them to the profession: enabling students to be lifelong learners. We believe the pedagogy of progressive education - rooted in hundreds of years of history and research studies - holds this key to success.

Yet, HRP is is not simply a place to find researched materials or thoughtful podcasts; it is a movement. We want HRP to spread like wildfire. For that to happen we want to be sure we are keeping all those who subscribe and become involved prepped and ready. If you want topical and engaging dialogues for your car rides, we have podcasts featuring "big names" and the everyday, yet most important, educator. If you want proof that what we are suggesting is best practice, we’ve done the heavy lifting and filled the site with copious research links to up to date, peer reviewed work and literature. If you want tools to reform, we offer resources loaded with original content ranging from student/teacher/admin materials, guides, readings, and more to help you proceed on your journey with a sense of camaraderie.

We're committed to sharing all of our materials without cost and without copyright. Providing a quality education shouldn't be behind a paywall. We want educators to learn and use this stuff. Feel free to take our stuff, modify it for your school, and share it with your community. We're in this together. 

We are here to reform education and restore our students (and our own) humanity! Now, let’s get started!