選擇紐約普通高中

一位朋友的女兒今年沒有考上紐約重點高中。因為父母不懂英文，孩子在老師的推薦和協助下第二次（second round）報考了一些學校。通知下來後，前兩個誌願都未錄取，要她去的學校是Queens High School for Information,Research and Technology。

我在insideschools.org網站上查到對這個學校的評介：

學生種族的比例：

Asian 4%

Black 54%

Hispanic 39%

White 3%

Free lunch 80%

Special Ed 17%

English Language learners 14%

Are students ready for college? 8%   27% citywide average

大學做好了準備8%   ；紐約市平均27%   

How many students graduated in four years and enrolled in
college? 60%    63% citywide average

60%    高中四年畢業後進入大學60%； 紐約市63%   

SAT 英文平均分377   數學376

上過AP課並得3分以上1%

Our review:
Located in the Far Rockaway
Educational Complex, the Queens High School for
Information, Research and Technology has a partnership with the Queens Public
Library to teach students research skills. However, the school struggles with
violence and student engagement. It has had three principals since it opened in
2008. Students must pass through a metal detector to enter the building
and there are often long lines.

In the Learning
Environment Survey, nearly half of teachers reported that the school does not help
students develop challenging learning goals. Two-thirds of teachers
said that crime and violence, especially gang activity, are a
problem. The school has a history of high teacher turnover since opening: half
of the staff left in 2009-10.

簡明扼要以上的重點是：學校難以管理主要是暴力，幫派和缺乏對學習的興趣。學生每天要經過安檢才可進入學校。
 

把這些數字給了孩子的父親，他堅決不要女兒去。決定搬到較好的26學區就近入學。因為他有三個孩子，我認為住在好學區付高租金也值得。