Dear Dr. Janssen: The FCAT is bad, Dr. Janssen, and so is performance pay for teachers, principals and districts. Assessment out of the hands of teachers and in the hands of politicians and corporation team members is bad. Mr. Bush and all his supporters, including the pro-test authorities in the CCPS, have been wrong about this for six years running. The sensitivity toward the nay-sayers who denigrate CCPS no matter what is also misplaced. All this hoopla has done is make certain wealthy people more wealthy. "Accountability" and "No Child Left Behind" are catchy phrases and have the humanitarian spin going for them, but they are straw men set up to deceive us all--like so many other things promulgated by the weapons of mass deception. Giving and receiving a good education is no joke. It's a lot of hard work, and it doesn't happen on TV nor in award ceremonies nor on standardized tests. It's usually a secret to everyone except to those giving and receiving.