Testing

My students are being tested within an inch of their lives. Reading tests, math tests, cognitive ability tests -- the tests never seem to end. I sometimes feel that my job title should be "proctor" instead of "teacher." Because they are bilingual, my kids must take each test twice, first in English and then in Spanish. While undergoing a difficult and long reading test, one little girl said, "We have to do all of this? We are going to be so old!"