Pretty much says it all:
Tests for Pupils, But the Grades Go to Teachers
By SHARON OTTERMAN
Published: May 23, 2011
New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardized tests, but in a sign of the times, their main purpose will be to grade teachers, not the students who take them.
AbsurdBeats 
And people wonder why my Mom, who was an awesome teacher who loved working with the kids, is perfectly happy no longer jumping through the hoops to work in the profession.
smells like progress, are we modern yet?
Only if we’re all happy.