Useless Tests

So tomorrow at 6:30 AM, (on a Saturday) I have to travel to my very least favorite place to take a test that I shouldn't have to take. Any guesses on the place... Provo. The BYU campus. Hell.

Because of our __________ (you fill in the blank) US president, all teachers have to prove they are worthy of teaching. Hey, wasn't that what all those tests, projects, and portfolios were for in college? This test would be useful to the government, or whoever wastes their life reading them, if this was a test on teaching practice or philosophy. But no, I have to take a 2-hour multiple choice test on content up to 6th grade. I teach Kindergarten, and won't ever teach past 3rd grade. (because of my degree) Is this fair? The info. on this test is stuff that normal people, even today's students, can just google. Why do I have to go and stress about guessing on most of the questions that I never have to teach? What will these results say about my teaching... ? Absolutely nothing. If I fail what happens? I have no idea. But if this is how the government really wants to evaluate its teachers than maybe I don't want to be involved.

I hope I have a job next year.