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They will roll over to the text du jour just like they do the standard du jour.
January 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
They will roll over to the text du jour just like they do the standard du jour.
That's fair. I'm cynical. We—myself included—need to start communicating before it's too late. However, I'm not going to count on my district leadership who can't think beyond lexile levels and common formative assessment to do anything useful.
January 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
That's fair. I'm cynical. We—myself included—need to start communicating before it's too late. However, I'm not going to count on my district leadership who can't think beyond lexile levels and common formative assessment to do anything useful.
We know we can't stop it. If they want to do it, they'll do it. It hasn't taken too long to go from districts banning The Glass Castle from classrooms to this.
And of course they'll read, F451, but for what? Obviously, not to understand that books matter. Only that the books the state decides do.
And of course they'll read, F451, but for what? Obviously, not to understand that books matter. Only that the books the state decides do.
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
We know we can't stop it. If they want to do it, they'll do it. It hasn't taken too long to go from districts banning The Glass Castle from classrooms to this.
And of course they'll read, F451, but for what? Obviously, not to understand that books matter. Only that the books the state decides do.
And of course they'll read, F451, but for what? Obviously, not to understand that books matter. Only that the books the state decides do.
More depressingly, there's no effective way to push back on this
As far as I know, TCTELA, our professional organization in this state, doesn't even have a position statement out on this. It's the death knell of our profession, and...no one even cares all that much.
As far as I know, TCTELA, our professional organization in this state, doesn't even have a position statement out on this. It's the death knell of our profession, and...no one even cares all that much.
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
More depressingly, there's no effective way to push back on this
As far as I know, TCTELA, our professional organization in this state, doesn't even have a position statement out on this. It's the death knell of our profession, and...no one even cares all that much.
As far as I know, TCTELA, our professional organization in this state, doesn't even have a position statement out on this. It's the death knell of our profession, and...no one even cares all that much.
From a practical standpoint alone, nothing can be assigned for homework, so Great Expectations would need to be read aloud in class. That's 25+ days of class listening to the audiobook.
These lists are meant to strangle what little reading/thinking/writing they currently do.
These lists are meant to strangle what little reading/thinking/writing they currently do.
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
From a practical standpoint alone, nothing can be assigned for homework, so Great Expectations would need to be read aloud in class. That's 25+ days of class listening to the audiobook.
These lists are meant to strangle what little reading/thinking/writing they currently do.
These lists are meant to strangle what little reading/thinking/writing they currently do.