In response to "Brainwashed Parents" which ran in the April 18 edition of North Country This Week, the writer makes an important point: parents need to be aware that teachers have a vested interest in children not taking tests, because teachers do not want to be judged by the results. While it would be oversimplifying to make this is the only testing issue, it's an important point. Example: in a low performing school where nearly all of the 400 students lived in poverty, a principal doubled student proficiency in reading, math, and writing by posting charts in the teachers' room showing where each teacher's students were performing - above, at, or below grade level (N Y Times: "Want Reform? Principals Matter, Too."