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List three possible problems associated with state-mandated testing in schools.

According to critics, the NCLB legislation creates more problems than it tries to solve. One criticism stresses that using a single test as the sole indicator of students' progress and competence presents a very narrow view of students' skills. Secondly, teachers end up spending far too much class time "teaching to the test" by drilling students and having them memorize isolated facts at the expense of teaching that focuses on thinking skills, which students need for success in life. It is also pointed out that while one of NCLB's goals was to raise standards for achievement in U.S. schools, allowing states to set their own standards likely has lowered achievement standards.


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