Annie Abrams

Yes. Or that it’s in service of testing.

rubrics

test prep

Close Reading Is A Conversation (Vandal Live at Emory University) Podcast Episode · The American Vandal · S12 E5 · 1h 37m

Stunning cast in the second of the three-part podcast miniseries on the symposium, Close Reading for the 21C: "Why is close reading best understood as a conversation? What are its evaluative standards? How does it extend the conversation beyond literary studies?"
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Reading is irrelevant.

Honored to have an essay in this volume! I wrote about Common Core and our lapsed commitment to liberal education.

It's not the foundational professional activity for many high school teachers.

Our little book on a big issue is out, with thought-provoking essays from @annieabrams.bsky.social, @lydiamillet.bsky.social, @briankgoodman.bsky.social, @electrostani.bsky.social, @jeremycyoung.bsky.social, @edrabinski.bsky.social, and more who are not on here--hoping people find it useful

of course

financial literacy

it's very silly

we should maybe let students and teachers experience the best of what literacy's for

Am thinking less about testing and more about the kinds of boxed sets that politicians and administrators talk about teaching "with fidelity"--daily lesson plans, predetermined assessments, etc.

Yeah, I'm not averse to that idea, in theory.

there's something especially strange to me about scripted curricula in response to the literacy crisis

changes the stakes

We used to have a book club PD, but the district cancelled it because it didn’t meet CTLE requirements. I miss that.

“thank you for sharing an enlightening argument!”

10th graders exchanged letters about Gatsby with penpals in other sections and their signoffs are so good

if we're really concerned about literacy, we should pay teachers to read for pleasure and encourage the habit in their students

bitter pill, still

or maybe they just don't care

so many words

A man in a suit stands speaking, with text criticizing Mayor Mamdani for not honoring his commitment to allocate 0.5% of the city expense budget to NYC public libraries in his preliminary budget. Visit NYC PLAN.ORG for more information

The bottom line is that NYC Public Libraries need increased and most importantly STABLE funding annually. Mayor Mamdani promised both and this preliminary budget is a BROKEN PROMISE. There’s time for him to rectify this. NYC library patrons expect that he will.

america’s an idea worth thinking about

it makes so little sense i find it offensive

it doesn’t make any sense!

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

thinking about meritocracy