Why do we need to over school things or make it all about academics?

I am dreading what will happen to things like breakout and minecraft over the next twelve months. 

I fear that we will kill the wonder in the eclipse and make it a worksheet-like experience.

Is it the tests that kill the fun? Are we too worried about what others will think so we make sure it is tightly bound to the standards or what we think are the standards?

Some days I just hit a wall and get sad about the loss of joy.