Yup, I am close friends/family with 4 teachers. One is pretty much done after this year. Another has been seriously considering leaving for the last couple. Bot

Yup, I am close friends/family with 4 teachers. One is pretty much done after this year. Another has been seriously considering leaving for the last couple. Both basically for the same reasons. One summed up the problem as all the time and effort spent on standardized testing actually means that the system focuses almost exclusively on evaluating teachers (and whether they are following the prescribed teaching materials close enough) and could really care less about the individual students and the quality of the education.