DrAnnD
@drannd.bsky.social
Educator, intellectual freedom advocate, scholar, reader, writer, and lyricist. I knit, garden, and cook for instant gratification. Professor in title. Michigan expat in Texas. Typos make it bespoke. (Skeets my own.)
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DrAnnD
@drannd.bsky.social
· Jun 18
All Position Statements
NCTE position statements aims to support its members as they navigate changes that bring the latest thinking and research for best practices.
ncte.org
Beginning in 1970, @ncte.org has worked with members to pass position statements and resolutions about students' right to read and the ways teachers can oppose censorship. A little summer project is going to be reading through these statements and following the paths they open up.
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The government wants to tell half of this country's states what it is they can read and what it is they can think.
They *want* public institutions of democracy and civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs. That's all.
Please, for the love of god, GIVE A SHIT.
They *want* public institutions of democracy and civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs. That's all.
Please, for the love of god, GIVE A SHIT.
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The government wants to tell half of this country's states what it is they can read and what it is they can think.
They *want* public institutions of democracy and civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs. That's all.
Please, for the love of god, GIVE A SHIT.
They *want* public institutions of democracy and civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs. That's all.
Please, for the love of god, GIVE A SHIT.
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
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There is something Orwellian in using the word "sunset" as a verb to describe cutting academic programs. Sunsets are beautiful, and one knows the sun will rise again. This is...not that.
dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
December 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
There is something Orwellian in using the word "sunset" as a verb to describe cutting academic programs. Sunsets are beautiful, and one knows the sun will rise again. This is...not that.
dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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This quote from the WaPo rocks. Artists with integrity are such badasses.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This quote from the WaPo rocks. Artists with integrity are such badasses.
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It's the fear. The fear is the point.
It's not easy to denaturalize. But ... it's the fear of denaturalization & the chilling effect that results, including on freedom of speech & association, that is used as a tool of political repression.
See also Ch. 5 on the Cold War in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️
It's not easy to denaturalize. But ... it's the fear of denaturalization & the chilling effect that results, including on freedom of speech & association, that is used as a tool of political repression.
See also Ch. 5 on the Cold War in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️
December 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's the fear. The fear is the point.
It's not easy to denaturalize. But ... it's the fear of denaturalization & the chilling effect that results, including on freedom of speech & association, that is used as a tool of political repression.
See also Ch. 5 on the Cold War in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️
It's not easy to denaturalize. But ... it's the fear of denaturalization & the chilling effect that results, including on freedom of speech & association, that is used as a tool of political repression.
See also Ch. 5 on the Cold War in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️
#literacies folks, my institution is hiring for Fall 2026. Share widely. Very much an early reading position focused on STR/SoR. We're a very small program and teaching focused. Happy to connect before I'm told I'm on the hiring committee and HR tells me I can't talk to anyone.
Assistant Professor in Teacher Education — Literacy Emphasis (Fall 2026)
The Teacher Education Department within the Dreeben School of Education invites full-time faculty candidates for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Teacher Education-Literacy Emphasis for fall 2026. ...
jobs.uiw.edu
December 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#literacies folks, my institution is hiring for Fall 2026. Share widely. Very much an early reading position focused on STR/SoR. We're a very small program and teaching focused. Happy to connect before I'm told I'm on the hiring committee and HR tells me I can't talk to anyone.
So, what’s my next browser? Dropping Firefox.
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
So, what’s my next browser? Dropping Firefox.
We all need more heart-shaped kitties.
Hey everything is weird and shitty, but Bobby and Pedro are snuggling with each other and they're shaped like a heart 🥹🥹🥹🥹
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We all need more heart-shaped kitties.
Can we revive the Lost Cause label?
But this time it’s because they are actually losing and has nothing to do with heroics.
But this time it’s because they are actually losing and has nothing to do with heroics.
Another loss for MAGA schooling in Oklahoma: Walter's Bible-heavy, conspiracy-laden crapola is permanently out.
oklahomavoice.com/2025/12/16/o...
oklahomavoice.com/2025/12/16/o...
Oklahoma Supreme Court permanently overturns social studies standards • Oklahoma Voice
The Oklahoma Supreme Court decided the state's top school board violated open meeting laws when approving new academic standards.
oklahomavoice.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Can we revive the Lost Cause label?
But this time it’s because they are actually losing and has nothing to do with heroics.
But this time it’s because they are actually losing and has nothing to do with heroics.
Would 100% watch this and I don't really watch TV.
"Next up, we have a 3 hour interview with an 80 year old Italian tailor who is no longer taking orders and isn't interested in helping you."
December 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Would 100% watch this and I don't really watch TV.
We can win. Keep working for it.
clocks.brianmoore.com
clocks.brianmoore.com
AI World Clocks
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
clocks.brianmoore.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We can win. Keep working for it.
clocks.brianmoore.com
clocks.brianmoore.com
Weekend #knitting. Entrelac with handspun alpaca. I’ve got two skeins, so planning for a large shawl.
I met the sweet creature, whose name is Nibbler because he nibbled everything—fingers, hems, zippers, hair. The yarn still has grass, but it’s soft as silk.
I met the sweet creature, whose name is Nibbler because he nibbled everything—fingers, hems, zippers, hair. The yarn still has grass, but it’s soft as silk.
December 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Weekend #knitting. Entrelac with handspun alpaca. I’ve got two skeins, so planning for a large shawl.
I met the sweet creature, whose name is Nibbler because he nibbled everything—fingers, hems, zippers, hair. The yarn still has grass, but it’s soft as silk.
I met the sweet creature, whose name is Nibbler because he nibbled everything—fingers, hems, zippers, hair. The yarn still has grass, but it’s soft as silk.
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Schools, colleges and unis need to do this too
December 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Schools, colleges and unis need to do this too
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What Is The National Book Rating Index?: Another "New" Review Tool Attempting to Legitimize Bias in Book Evaluation
The National Book Rating Index is a convenient answer to public institutions asking how to subscribe to right-wing review guides.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The National Book Rating Index is a convenient answer to public institutions asking how to subscribe to right-wing review guides.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
What Is The National Book Rating Index?: Another "New" Review Tool Attempting to Legitimize Bias in Book Evaluation
The National Book Rating Index is a convenient answer to public institutions asking how to subscribe to right-wing review guides.
buttondown.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What Is The National Book Rating Index?: Another "New" Review Tool Attempting to Legitimize Bias in Book Evaluation
The National Book Rating Index is a convenient answer to public institutions asking how to subscribe to right-wing review guides.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The National Book Rating Index is a convenient answer to public institutions asking how to subscribe to right-wing review guides.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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Someone I know who used to work at one of the many Ed-tech reading companies that rely on our current framework for “literacy” told me that the company’s “bread and butter” were Title 1 middle schools, and I think we should keep that front/center in the reading convo
December 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Someone I know who used to work at one of the many Ed-tech reading companies that rely on our current framework for “literacy” told me that the company’s “bread and butter” were Title 1 middle schools, and I think we should keep that front/center in the reading convo
Censorship in K-12 schools is still very much a thing, even though the media isn't reporting on it.
Volume 2 takes up research on teachers' experiences.
It also includes interviews with recent @ncte.org Intellectual Freedom Award Winners including Laurie Halse Anderson & Nic Stone.
Drops Jan 27!
Volume 2 takes up research on teachers' experiences.
It also includes interviews with recent @ncte.org Intellectual Freedom Award Winners including Laurie Halse Anderson & Nic Stone.
Drops Jan 27!
December 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Censorship in K-12 schools is still very much a thing, even though the media isn't reporting on it.
Volume 2 takes up research on teachers' experiences.
It also includes interviews with recent @ncte.org Intellectual Freedom Award Winners including Laurie Halse Anderson & Nic Stone.
Drops Jan 27!
Volume 2 takes up research on teachers' experiences.
It also includes interviews with recent @ncte.org Intellectual Freedom Award Winners including Laurie Halse Anderson & Nic Stone.
Drops Jan 27!
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As some institutions rush toward an AI-mediated future, I see plenty of evidence that this isn't something students want or need. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Shouldn’t College Be for Learning?
We should stop declaring we know the future and give students the space to figure things out for themselves.
www.insidehighered.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
As some institutions rush toward an AI-mediated future, I see plenty of evidence that this isn't something students want or need. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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This is your seasonal reminder that Bookshop.org and libro.fm exist as local-supporting not-Amazon options for all your physical and audiobook needs! Bookshop even gives you the option to add a card and a pretty fabric bag and ship it directly to your giftee!
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
Bookshop.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is your seasonal reminder that Bookshop.org and libro.fm exist as local-supporting not-Amazon options for all your physical and audiobook needs! Bookshop even gives you the option to add a card and a pretty fabric bag and ship it directly to your giftee!
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There are multiple ways to learn how to read, and I'm of the opinion that we need many different approaches, including but not limited to phonics and phonemic awareness.
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
Unsettling The Science of Reading: Who is Being Sold A Story? | Human Restoration Project | Nick Covington
Literacy doesn’t come in a box, we’ll never find our kids at the bottom of a curriculum package, and there can be no broad support for systemic change that excludes input from and support for teachers...
www.humanrestorationproject.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
There are multiple ways to learn how to read, and I'm of the opinion that we need many different approaches, including but not limited to phonics and phonemic awareness.
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
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therapist: what’s on your mind
me: my kindness hasn’t killed a single person so what is that about
me: my kindness hasn’t killed a single person so what is that about
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
therapist: what’s on your mind
me: my kindness hasn’t killed a single person so what is that about
me: my kindness hasn’t killed a single person so what is that about
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please buy The Originalism Trap--my writing is better, my analysis is sharper, and I have never been professionally or personally involved with RFK Jr
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
bookshop.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
please buy The Originalism Trap--my writing is better, my analysis is sharper, and I have never been professionally or personally involved with RFK Jr
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
My internal monologue during mandatory Title IX training:
"So, there's not really a Dept of Ed now."
"There isn't a DoEd Office of Civil Rights."
"Does the Dept of Justice really care? No, no they don't."
"So, there's not really a Dept of Ed now."
"There isn't a DoEd Office of Civil Rights."
"Does the Dept of Justice really care? No, no they don't."
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
My internal monologue during mandatory Title IX training:
"So, there's not really a Dept of Ed now."
"There isn't a DoEd Office of Civil Rights."
"Does the Dept of Justice really care? No, no they don't."
"So, there's not really a Dept of Ed now."
"There isn't a DoEd Office of Civil Rights."
"Does the Dept of Justice really care? No, no they don't."
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@warren.senate.gov publishes a report listing all the $$ that Congress gave to DOD to do DOD things that DOD instead spent on Stephen Miller's snatch and grab.
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@warren.senate.gov publishes a report listing all the $$ that Congress gave to DOD to do DOD things that DOD instead spent on Stephen Miller's snatch and grab.
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...