As a courtesy to you and to onlookers, I should point out that your very fair reply to the original short version of my comment was posted while I was still exp

As a courtesy to you and to onlookers, I should point out that your very fair reply to the original short version of my comment was posted while I was still expanding the comment with my point-by-point reply to the questions posed by the anonymous correspondent to Diane Ravitch. You are quite correct that we should grapple with each question in the checklist in detail. I hope I have done so in the expanded version of my grandparent comment.