There is a ... long ... article about pending changes in the SAT exam in the States. I suspect much of the criticism of the SAT also applies to the Hebrew Bagrut exams. The URL for the article is http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/magazine/the-story-behind-the-sat-overhaul.html?_r=0 The SAT is hated by A - Stressed-out Students B - Frustrated Educators C - Hamstrung Admissions Officers D - Anxious Parents E - All of the above ************************************** ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************