Is this really fair???

I teach high school English II in Davidson County.  I would love to teach literature that is exciting and meaningful to students.  My whole school's AYP depends upon me and 4-5 other English teachers, plus Algebra teachers. There are approximately 100 teachers at my school, but AYP depends upon a handful of us. Yes, every teacher is supposed to teach reading and writing, but it really comes down to English teachers, specifically English II.  We pre-test, test, re-teach, post-test all of the time.

(This was posted anonymously to protect the job of this English teacher in Davidson County)

Tennessee parents realize the burden that high-stakes testing puts on our children and their teachers.  Testing is robbing MONEY and TIME from our children's education.