谁说美国教育快乐和轻松?在美国的精英层,其实是拼爹拼妈,孩子进入私立幼儿园前,面临残酷的筛选和竞争——家长过不了面试就录取不了孩子!
《从纽约起航》一书作者李嘉音,披露了纽约曼哈顿十几所全美顶级的私立名校的录取,以及家长面试。其中的几所私校“幼升小”的录取率甚至还低于常春藤最难进的哈佛大学。
私立学校申请必备:申请表(含1篇或几篇文书),家长面试,孩子面试,原学校提供的学生报告,申请2年级以上需要ERB等标准化考试成绩, 平时成绩,老师推荐信等。
 纽约大部分私立中小学需要单独面试家长,要求家长双方一起参加。面试一般30分钟,主要向家长询问关于孩子的情况。万事开头难,第一个问题往往是:请描述一下你的孩子(Tell me about your child.)。
      这个问题其实挺考验家长水平的,可长可短。面试开头产生的第一印象非常重要,所以家长们必须好好准备。建议选出孩子的三个亮点,展开一下,不要过于简短,保持在3分钟以内。
        还有一类重要的问题就是问家长:为什么要申请这所学校?是否认同学校的教学理念?回答不能张冠李戴,有的家长居然在面试时把学校名字都说错啦(估计申请太多所学校迷糊了)!必须在面试前好好研究该校的特别之处,学校的网站要反复看,仔细看!
        要让面试官觉得这份申请特别真诚。我记得有一次面试我讲了好几句该校的与众不同之处,面试官表情立马就兴奋了,进而拉近了彼此的距离。
       其它问题,例如你孩子晚上一般都做些什么?孩子有哪些爱好?等等。我查阅了各种资料,采访了很多“过来人”,还包括自己参加6次面试的积累,一共搜集并整理了50道家长面试题目。
       面试时,父母双方都要说话,面试的秘密武器是爸爸,如果爸爸回答的多,效果最好。如果父母不会英语,可以请翻译参加。
         家长面试需要穿着正装,爸爸必须穿西装、打领带,平时上班的妈妈建议穿职业装,全职在家的妈妈建议穿裙装。衣服穿着要得体,不能太抢镜,不能亮闪闪。
【名校家长面试50题】
孩子方面
1. Tell me about your son/daughter;Please describe your child.
请描述一下你的孩子。
2. What three adjectives would you use to describe your child? Provide an example of each.
用哪三个形容词能准确描述你的孩子?请举例。
3. What would you describe as your child’s strengths and weaknesses?
如何描述你孩子的优点和缺点?
4. What are your son/daughter's special interests?
你孩子有哪些特殊的爱好?
5. What activities does your child do outside of school? Which is his/her favorite?
你孩子有哪些课外活动?哪项是他/她最喜欢的?
6. What are your child’s favorite books?
你孩子最喜欢阅读哪些书?
7. How does your child handle frustration? Can you give me an example?
当你孩子遭遇挫败感时,一般如何反应并处理?能举个例子吗?
8. Describe something that your child struggled with? What was the outcome?
描述一下你孩子比较纠结的事情,最后结果如何?
9. How active is your child? How is your child’s temper?
你孩子的活泼程度如何?你孩子的脾气怎样?
10. What is your child’s attitude toward school? Does he/she always enjoy going?
你孩子对上学的态度是什么?他/她喜欢上学吗?
11. Does your child prefer to be told what to do, or would she rather make her own choices?
你孩子是更喜欢被告知怎么做,还是自己做决定?
12. What is the hardest thing your child has had to contend with in his life so far? How did he/she handle it?
至今为止,对你孩子来说最艰难的竞争是什么?他/她是如何对待的?
13. What is the funniest thing your child ever did?
你孩子做过的最有意思的事情是什么?
14. What feedback have you received from your child's teacher?
你从老师那里得到的反馈是什么?你孩子现在的老师如何评价你的孩子?
15. What is your child especially proud of?
令你孩子最自豪的事情是什么?
16. If there were a "fantasy day", what would your child choose to do?
如果“幻想世界”可以实现一天,你孩子会选择做些什么?
学校方面
学校方面
17. How did you find our school?
你是怎么找到我们学校的?
18. What is the most important thing you are looking for in a school?
你在选择学校的时候最看重哪方面?
19. What makes you think this school is a good fit for your child?
你为什么觉得我们学校适合你的孩子?
20. What type of school do you think is the best fit for your child?
哪类学校最适合你的孩子?
21. What is it about our school that you think would appeal most to your child?
你认为我们学校哪个方面最吸引你的孩子?
22. When you toured our school, what stood out for you?
当你参观我们学校的时候,你最受触动的或印象最深的是什么?
23. What are educational goals for your child and why do you think our school can help you achieve them?
你孩子的教育目标是什么?为什么你觉得我们学校可以帮助达到这个目标?
24. What would your family bring to our school?
你的家庭将给学校带来什么?
25. What is it you like most about the current school your child goes to? What made you choose it?
你最喜欢你孩子现在的学校的哪一点?什么使你选择了这所学校?
26. Are you looking for single-sex or co-ed? Why?
你更喜欢单性别学校,还是男女合校?为什么?
日程生活方面
日常生活方面
27. How does your child get along with his/her brother/sister?
你孩子与兄弟姐妹相处得如何?
28. What does your child like to do when he/she plays alone?
当你孩子独自玩的时候他/她一般玩什么?
29. If you were to peek into your child's room, what would he/she be doing?
如果你偷窥孩子的屋子,他/她一般在做什么?
30. How does your child do when he/she meets new people?
当你孩子与陌生人打交道时一般是什么样子?
31. When your child meets new people, how does he/she react?
当你孩子与陌生人打交道时,一般他/ 她有哪些表现?
32. What does your child like to do at the playground?
在游乐场,你孩子最喜欢玩什么?
33. Does your child like to watch TV? What does he/she watch?
你孩子喜欢看电视吗?一般看什么节目?
34. Does your child enjoy the computer? What does he/she do on the computer?
你孩子喜欢玩电脑吗?一般如何使用电脑?
35. Describe a typical weekday.
请描述平时一天的安排(非周末)。
36. What is your typical weekend schedule?
你们周末一般如何安排?
37. What is your typical nighttime schedule?
你孩子晚上作息是怎样的?
38. What is your child’s bedtime routine?
孩子睡前一般做什么?
39. What is your child like when he/she wakes in the morning?
当他/她早上起床时情绪如何?
40. Is your child helpful around the house?
你孩子帮助做家务吗?
41. Does your child pick out his/her own clothes? Does your child get him/herself dressed?
你孩子自己选衣服穿吗?他/她会自己穿衣服吗?
家长方面
家长方面
42. What values are important to your family? What do you do to instill these values in your child?
你们家庭的价值观是什么?你怎么把这些价值观灌输给你的孩子?
43. How would you describe your parenting approach/style?
你怎么描述你为人父母的教育方式与风格?
44. What was your elementary education like? How would you like your child’s to compare to yours?
你的小学教育是什么样子的?你想让孩子重复哪些,改变哪些?
45. What has been your proudest moment so far as a parent?
作为家长最令你自豪的时刻是什么?
46. What was your least proud moment so far as a parent?
作为家长让你最丢脸的事情是什么?
47. When was the last time your child had a meltdown? How did you handle it?
上一次你孩子大闹是什么时候?你是怎么处理的?
48. How do you discipline your child?
你一般怎么管教你的孩子?
49. What have you found to be the hardest/most challenging part of parenting?
作为父母,你觉得最艰难的挑战是什么?
50. Do you have any questions to ask?
你们还有什么问题要问学校吗?
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