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

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 seconds from midnight? What is it about the world that is worth preparing students for, and are we dedicated to the work of building that better world alongside them?
Chapters:
00:00-05:23 - Intro: 100 Seconds to Midnight
05:23-06:37 - What is the Human Restoration Project?
06:37-13:10 - Cultivate Purpose-Driven Classrooms
13:10-19:36 - Demand Social Justice
19:36-22:53 - End Dehumanizing Practices
22:53-29:58 - Build a Human-Centered World
29:58-32:44 - So...What Now?
32:44-38:05 - Closing: The Challenge Ahead
#doomsday #socialjustice #education
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[@HumanRestorationProject]

Even though our video is only 3 months old, it looks like we'll have to post a revision in light of changing information: we are now 90 seconds to midnight.
thebulletin.org/2023/01/press-release-doomsday-clock-set-at-90-seconds-to-midnight/
“We are living in a time of unprecedented danger, and the Doomsday Clock time reflects that reality. 90 seconds to midnight is the closest the Clock has ever been set to midnight, and it’s a decision our experts do not take lightly. The US government, its NATO allies and Ukraine have a multitude of channels for dialogue; we urge leaders to explore all of them to their fullest ability to turn back the Clock.”

[@antoniobuehler9515]

This is an amazing video. Wonderful work!!

[@HumanRestorationProject]

Thanks Antonio!!

[@wirelessbaguette8997]

Thanks for making this video! I wish I had seen this back when I was in college, I may have stuck with my education degree. I’m considering returning to school to become a teacher, and I want to embody these principles, but I’m not sure what subject I want to teach exactly. What subjects do you think lend themselves most easily to putting these values into practice?

[@HumanRestorationProject]

Thank you for your kind words! There are certainly more resources for these ideas found in the humanities: social studies & literature (see Learning for Justice, Zinn Ed Project, etc.), but it's definitely needed in STEM and career-tech classes. It's all hands on deck and there's many spaces around the world looking for teachers who are thinking this way!