20-fold increase in standardized testing coming with Gates Foundation's "Common Core":

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48. Let me tell you about that 'collaboration'.

I was on a review team. By the time they were ready to 'collaborate' the product was finished. They had no intention of letting us make any changes. They just wanted the teacher teams to say "Oh yes, this is wonderful! Well done!"

One of the first things my team did was ask for a list of the authors. So I know for a fact no teachers wrote these. The authors were textbook writers (who rarely have any experience in education) and college professors (also not always experienced educators).

As for that initial feedback, I'm not aware that they consulted either of the nation's two largest teachers unions. Where else could they find teachers who have real life experience working with students and knowledge of reasonable expectations? And I'm a fan of civil rights groups, but I don't understand where their expertise comes from for reviewing curriculum.

As for lying, there's no doubt in my mind. I should start a blog detailing the lies told about education and public schools in my lifetime. It's how they roll.