In which Dan talks with Annie Abrams, public school teacher and author of the new book Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students. Dan was always skeptical of the AP for reasons related to cost and its content-heavy nature, but after reading Abrams' rich analysis and critique of the program, it's clear that there's a lot more to it than that. Dan and Annie discuss why the AP has such reach in America's high schools, how teacher autonomy and student agency are damaged by AP courses, and possible solutions.
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Mentioned in the show:
Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students by Annie Abrams
Culver City eliminates honors English in attempt to reach racial equity by KQED
Time to Slay the College Board Dragon by Michael Hynes
conference to restore humanity! 2023 from Human Restoration Project
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Music by Barry Moore