Annie Abrams
@annieabrams.bsky.social
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annieabrams.bsky.social
no reason the right wing should claim ownership
annieabrams.bsky.social
…Dewey also liked books
annieabrams.bsky.social
meanwhile, the CLT is quite serious about realizing their vision, and they're not wrong to emphasize books and to think about shared purpose across institutions
annieabrams.bsky.social
in conclusion, maybe I should just throw in the towel and start a testing company
annieabrams.bsky.social
meanwhile, the CLT is quite serious about realizing their vision, and they're not wrong to emphasize books and to think about shared purpose across institutions
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annieabrams.bsky.social
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS ARE COLLEAGUES AND SHOULD ACT ACCORDINGLY
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annieabrams.bsky.social
Conferences, reports, grants—and people with clout and time for it need to be the ones who lead the charge.
samulmschneider.bsky.social
There's got to be some way that we can prevent the worst possible people from owning the idea of resistance to the College Board model for advanced high school ed, there's got to be.
annieabrams.bsky.social
it's difficult to explain succinctly how enmeshed in many public schools the College Board is these days, and part of the issue is that the company exploits real vulnerabilities
mattbusch.bsky.social
At pd today we were told one of our district goals was "future ready" which meant things like expanding college in the high school and amount of students in AP.

Let me tell you hearing that after proctoring the PSAT really put a nice bow on my day....
annieabrams.bsky.social
important to study beautiful language for so many reasons
annieabrams.bsky.social
it’s possible to imagine better things
bcnjake.bsky.social
I promise we don't agree with AP frameworks in many (most?) respects. I teach primarily first year students and a big part of my job is basically deprogramming AP students like I've just pulled them out a cult.
annieabrams.bsky.social
the College Board might not seem like an urgent threat to professors who more or less agree with what they see in AP frameworks, but the system is designed to deplete gen ed enrollment while turning both high school and “college” illiberal
annieabrams.bsky.social
Yes it is, they’ve read my book over at CLT and took it seriously—not least of all that professors and teachers should work together.
bitsy15.bsky.social
This is like what was done when AP started, isn't it?
annieabrams.bsky.social
I said it as loud as I could.
annieabrams.bsky.social
A lot of people are overwhelmed and working very hard and this is Another Thing, I know, but it’s a big one.
annieabrams.bsky.social
You can imagine where my head’s at.
annieabrams.bsky.social
Conferences, reports, grants—and people with clout and time for it need to be the ones who lead the charge.
samulmschneider.bsky.social
There's got to be some way that we can prevent the worst possible people from owning the idea of resistance to the College Board model for advanced high school ed, there's got to be.
annieabrams.bsky.social
these guys have read my book, they’re working in part from AP’s Cold War blueprints