<p>Of course, the ultimate decision is up to NYC. We all talk about the “fit” of a school—this school may not fit for her, based on this single incident. However, NYC asked us to weigh in with our opinions, which we did. </p>
<p>I liked reading this thread. It exemplified how people can view the same situation completely differently. I especially enjoyed hearing from the students’ perspective. Moreover, not one student said that they would have appreciated prospective parents ask them direct questions in a random meeting. It gave me pause—and I will be mindful of this when I start touring schools with my youngest daughter. </p>
<p>If for no other reason, this thread was valuable to me. I did learn something from it.</p>
<p>Oh… and another lesson I learned–is to plan ahead, as D’yer suggested–don’t leave meetings to chance.</p>