I want to repeat what Susan Margaret said that we are not trashing the teachers. We want a reform of the system. I have two children who are teachers and two grandchildren who are teachers. They are so disillusioned and feel so frustrated! We have to get this teaching the tests idea out of our schools and go back to teaching knowledge. Our kids seem to be able to pass the tests that the government requires but have not learned to understand, they can make boxes to indicate their answers but not think through and write out a solution. My son says that each year the graduating class is dumber than the class before it. What will these kids do as adults?