上海有名校为“掐尖”拿难题考家长！（双语）

　　Recently, a total of 171 private primary and middle schools in Shanghai have organized student interviews for enrollment. Among these schools, Yangpu Primary School and Qingpu World Foreign Language Primary School, two prestigious private schools, asked parents to take a logical reasoning test while they were waiting for their children. The test included "graphics-based reasoning" which was too difficult for most of the test-takers.

　　近日，上海171所私立中小学组织了学生入学面试。在这些学校中，杨浦小学和青浦世界外国语学校两所著名私立学校要求家长在等待孩子的过程中参加一场逻辑推理测试。该测试包括“制图推理”，这对于大部分考生而言太难了。

　　After searching for these questions online, I must admit that I don’t understand what the questions are asking for, let alone solve them. As a single woman, I suddenly feel the need to find an intelligent husband. When we need to take a test like this to enroll our children in school, he can quickly answer the questions.

　　经过在网上搜索这些问题，我必须得承认我弄不清这些问题在问什么，更别说是回答了。作为一个单身女性，我突然意识到有必要找个聪明的老公。当我们为了让孩子入学需要参加这样的测试时，他能够快速回答这些问题。

　　I am not alone in my views. Many people have expressed similar opinions after seeing these questions. An online user said that she has no desire to find a boyfriend, get married and have children after seeing these questions. Another said that she is lucky that she has an intelligent husband.

　　并不是我一个人有这样的想法。很多人在看完这些问题后表达了类似的观点。一名网友表示，看完这些问题后，她不想找男朋友了，也不想结婚了。还有网友说道，有一个聪明的老公她感到很幸运。

　　Parents play an important role in children’s growth. Gaining some insights into the parents could help form a better understanding of their children, thus, promoting efficiency in education. However, Qingpu World Foreign Language Primary School asked for information not only regarding the parents but also the grandparents, including their education background.

　　家长在还在的成长过程中举足轻重。了解父母有助于更好地了解他们的孩子，因此，提高教育的效率。然而，青浦世界外国语学校不仅询问了家长的信息，还询问了祖父母的信息，包括他们的教育背景。

　　It is reasonable for schools to have a basic understanding of their prospective students’ family background. However, asking for detailed information such as which schools the grandparents attended crosses the line.

　　学校对准学生的家庭背景有个基本了解是合理的。然而，询问诸如祖父母在哪上的学这样的详细信息就有点过分了。

　　Just as an online user said, it’s better to ask about the parents’ values and education outlook than testing their IQ. Testing the parents’ IQ and acquiring potential students’ detailed family background are not directly related to the students’ performance.

　　正如一名网友所言，最好是询问家长的价值观和教育观，而非测试他们的智商。测试家长的智商、了解准学生的详细家庭背景与学生的表现没有直接联系。

　　Through the tests, it seems that schools are trying to judge the children’s performance based on their family background, which violates the principle of educational equality. Education should be an equal platform. Once equality is taken away from education, it will anger the public, especially the disadvantaged families in society.

　　通过这些测试，看起来学校是在试图通过家庭背景判断孩子们的表现，但这有违教育平等原则。教育应该是一个公平的平台。一旦教育的公平不复存在，就会激怒公众，尤其是社会上的弱势家庭。

　　Next time, when schools want to learn more about their students through their parents, it is suggested they adopt a different approach than giving tests.

　　下一次，当学校希望通过家长更多地了解他们的学生时，建议它们通过不同的方法而非测试。