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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Common core isn't some vague, esoteric or subjective thing, the vast majority of it is quite concrete and well defined.  As such, it's pretty easy to assess and verify whether or not a text is aligned to it or not.

It's a bunch of crap to say one isn't sure if a textbook, class, curriculum or school is aligned or not, all that says is that one hasn't put in any effort to check.[/quote]

Doesn't sound like you've actually looked at the CCSS.  It is all very vague and each state is scrambling to figure out how to interpret the standards.  Take a look.  [/quote]

Actually, YES, I have looked at them.  Here's an example, cut and pasted from 6th grade Math:

[i]Grade 6 Overview

Ratios and Proportional Relationships

Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.
The Number System

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions.
Multiply and divide multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
Expressions and Equations

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.
Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.
Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.
Geometry

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
Statistics and Probability

Develop understanding of statistical variability.
Summarize and describe distributions.[/i]

And you say that's "vague"?  It's not at all vague.[/quote]

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