<p>Thanks for the NYT article - I sent it on to DH. I’m not sure he’s received any real explanation up to now of WHY the test was changed - he felt like they were fixing something that was not broken. </p>
<p>My daughter also took the test this year & got a 4. It was definitely her strongest in-class subject this year & she was hoping for a 5, but she felt good about her 4 after learning that most of her dad’s top students were pulling 3’s. I can tell you that in past years, the day DH got his students’ scores (which was yesterday this year) was always an exciting & fun day for him - this year, not so much!</p>