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Patterns of long-term consequences of the current emphasis on standardized testing in education have many advantages and disadvantages. In this discussion, I will focus on the disadvantages. The first is that, in the long term, standardized testing can make children bored because if you learn about something for a long time, it becomes tedious, and afterward, you may not want to read or learn about it again. On the other hand, if you study for a long time, you become more knowledgeable because you revisit the material daily. Thanks to this, you remember many topics, new vocabulary, and more. Secondly, young people

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Patterns of long term constituents of current infases on standardized testing and education have many advantages and disadvantages. In this speaking, I will say disadvantages. The first is, long term make children boring because if you learn about something a long time it’s too boring and after this you never don’t read or learn about this again. But on the other hand, if you learn a long time, you became more clever because you every day replay this. And thanks for this, you remember many topics or maybe new vocabulary and something else. And Secondly, young people

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