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So wait, the Common Core site is a biased source, but Diane Ravitch is an unbiased source? [/quote]

Do you think the list of the 'work group" is biased? think the link to the work groups used to be on the CC site--but somehow, they disappeared.  Still waiting for that list of classroom teachers.
  
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The critique is heavily biased.  They threw out several people who had plenty of teaching experience, just because their experience was a few years old, they threw out several who teach college math, they threw out several who didn't necessarily teach math but who had impeccable credentials in testing, psychometrics and standards, they threw out several who had impeccable subject matter expertise in math...

It would be shortsighted to have nothing but math teachers.  All in all, it is a well rounded and well balanced list of experts in my opinion.

And as pointed out, MANY others were involved, had input, reviewed, critiqued, vetted, et cetera.

"Teachers have been a critical voice in the development of the standards. The Common Core State Standards drafting process relied on teachers and standards experts from across the country. Teachers were involved in the development process in four ways: 
They served on the Work Groups and Feedback Groups for the ELA and math standards. 
The National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), among other organizations were instrumental in bringing together teachers to provide specific, constructive feedback on the standards 
Teachers were members of teams states convened to provide regular feedback on drafts of the standards. 
Teachers provided input on the Common Core State Standards during the two public comment periods."

So, sorry but it's a lame-ass critique and you get no cigar.  [/quote]

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