Putting Kindergarteners to the Test

This New York Times article explains that kindergartens today are starting to put little kids through a rigorous testing program.  I share Voddie Baucham's analysis in that we should just let kids be kids while they can:

Many of our children (especially boys) are being drugged by their parents and teachers in an effort to make them sit still for all of this teaching and testing when all they want to do (and what God put in their hearts to desire) is to run and play.  Don’t buy the lie.  Our children are behind in math and science because our system is broken, not because we aren’t starting early enough.  Slow down.  They grow up fast enough.  Enjoy the kindergarten years.  You’ll never get them back.

Anyone heard of this?