The parents of students in private schools have identified five main challenges that prevent their children from obtaining the desired benefit through the "distance learning" system, which was approved by the Ministry of Education for students of various educational seminars in all government and private schools at the state level, and these challenges include the sufficiency of private schools to register Videos that include the curriculum lessons only without communication between students and teachers, while other schools suffer from a weakness of the Internet provider, in addition to the large number of assignments from teachers to students, and the suffering of the students ’families, especially the staff of them, from the lack of care and follow-up of their children during the study, as she complained Families were unable to provide computers for their children.
The Ministry of Education, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, and the Sharjah Private Education Authority stressed the need for all efforts to join hands to make the Distance Learning Initiative a success that is currently a priority.
In detail, Hisham Omran (the father of two students) said that his son’s school is satisfied with only recording video clips that include the subjects specified in the curricula of the subjects, without any communication between teachers and students, adding that this method of remote teaching will not be sufficiently beneficial.
He pointed out that he tried to communicate with the school to no avail, calling on the Ministry and the Education Authority to define schools for one method of distance learning.
Mahmoud Mohamed (the father of a student) stated that the assignments of teachers to students during the "distance learning" class are multiple and exhausting, in addition to some teachers obliging students to photograph and print forms for questions, so that they can answer them, which forces the student to go to the library and socialize with people, in A time when government agencies require community members to stay home, as a precaution to reduce the possibility of the spread of the Coronavirus.
Hiyam Muhammad (the mother of three students) said that she suffers with her children the weakness of the school's Internet provider, and the entry of students to the school's smart education platform at the same time leads to frequent interruptions in the service, noting that this interruption gives students the opportunity to engage (play or open sites) Social media) about their lessons.
Abeer Ali (the mother of two students) stressed that the biggest challenge for middle-income families with multiple children is to provide a computer for each of their children, especially as private schools do not provide their students with computers that they use in the remote learning system.
For its part, the Ministry of Education stressed the necessity of joining all efforts, whether by private and public schools, teachers or students and their families, to make the remote learning initiative successful, which is a top priority at the present time.
Finally, the Ministry issued a questionnaire for students' parents, to identify through it the most important challenges facing families in implementing the distance learning system.
For his part, the Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, Dr. Abdullah Al-Karam, in a message he sent yesterday to families and schools, stressed that the current conditions have greatly enhanced the social responsibility of members of society, especially students.
He added: "We will continue to work closely with the school community, to get acquainted with its plans on implementing distance learning, for the near and far future." He continued, saying that this time is the time to work together to overcome challenges.
Security and safety of students
“The implementation of the remote education system came within the precautionary measures taken by the UAE in its various official educational institutions to maintain the security and safety of students, and to ensure their right to education without conditions depriving them of completing the school year,” Ali Al Hosani, Director of the Sharjah Private Education Authority said.
He added that the success of the remote education system is based on the cooperation of the various elements and components of the educational and educational system, including those of students, which leads us all to enhance cooperation, and make efforts, for the benefit of students, continuing that the current circumstances require the support of the parents by providing all the tools and devices that serve The educational system, and providing a stimulating environment for students, in order to ensure their comprehensiveness and ensure their academic outputs.