School interviews - Looking at the world differently
Your child is unlike any other. They have insights, ideas and interests which are unique to them. School interviews are a time when this should shine forth! The worst advice I hear is that students should memorise answers for interviews. The best interview is a conversation and the opposite is listening to a child parroting back someone else's answers to you. There used to be a teacher in Shenzhen who made all his/her students memorise a series of answers to standard questions. My absolute favourite was the response to a question about books which started "My favourite book is Oliver Twist by Mr Charles Dickens. It is a gripping tale of nineteenth century London life...". After I had heard this from the third child, I found that I could recite along with the interviewee... Encourage your child to discuss their ideas and thoughts with you. You'll be amazed by the way they see the world. As will interviewers at the right-fit schools. Interested to know...
