Teachers in the private sector .. Tailors, cooks and translators «from their homes»

The low salary paid by teachers in private schools has forced many teachers who are not required in the private tutoring market to pursue additional occupations from their homes, depending on their personal skills.

The list of professions used by teachers in the hope of improving their living conditions: linguistic revision, translation, sewing, aerobics, cooking and confectionery, non-free Twitter, Koran memorization, and e-marketing.

Teachers of the Emirates Today said that the income generated by the work in the education profession is not enough to meet the increasing demands of life, considering that the most prominent feature, for them, is to secure residence within the state, allowing them to do other work, giving them a better income .

In contrast, school principals acknowledged that "the teacher's resort to additional occupations negatively affects his ability to give in class." However, they added that "teachers' salaries are determined according to different factors, most notably the number of years of experience."

Teachers, who asked not to be named, said a second teaching job had become a necessity imposed by rising living costs and increasing household commitments, pointing to the poor teacher's salary in private schools, not exceeding a few thousand dirhams, , The type of school in which they work, and the value of their fees.

A teacher working in the field of e-marketing said that she decided to exploit her talent in the manufacture of women's accessories and handicrafts, and marketing, noting that it began to show products to colleagues, and encouraged them to expand, and presented on the pages of marketing in social networking sites, and achieved a promising success. With the increasing number of orders, she created her own page on social networking sites.

An Arabic language teacher published an online ad, in which he expressed his willingness to conduct language reviews of the scientific messages of postgraduate students, and to review books for publishing houses and authors. He said that he works in a private school, holds a master's degree, and has more than nine years of experience, but has resorted to this work to increase his income, adding that linguistic correction is a profession that does not interfere with education.

"People inside and outside the country call me via e-mail, Facebook and Watts Ab, to perform language services for them," he said. Several agreements have been signed with publishing houses that participated in the Abu Dhabi Book Fair to review some of its publications. "

A sports teacher has also announced that she is willing to offer aerobics classes for women in their homes, for AED 100 per hour.

An English teacher, who referred to himself as Abu Omar, said he cooperated with translation offices, explaining that they were sending him the work they wanted to translate, to do at home, adding that he preferred translation to private tutoring.

The research in the additional occupations of the teachers led to a kindergarten teacher who announced her willingness to provide healthy and vegetarian meals and sweets. She said that she thought about this project because there are many working women who do not have time to cook and do not prefer ready-to-eat meals. the demand.

She added that her project is still in its infancy, but hopes for its success and expansion, stressing that it will not hesitate to leave the teaching profession if it felt that it needs to be emptied. She stressed that it was her intention to find a way to secure accommodation, because she was currently in school.

An Islamic education teacher said that she organizes classes in memorizing the Koran inside her home, because the nature of the material she teaches is not popular in the private lessons market.

"I started memorizing the Quran for the children on summer vacations, but I expanded the project and began to organize it for the rest of the year," she said.

She says she decided to use her talent to design clothing and detail to increase her monthly income, pointing out that she was separating models for her friends, and then she has a regular daily work.

A teacher of psychology said he exploited the presence of a large number of followers of his accounts on social networking sites, and proficiency in both Arabic and English, in Twitter for a specific amount, through the work of marketing publications for shops and companies, and some events. He added that his connection to the education profession was essential, because he was staying at the school where he worked.

On the other hand, principals of private schools stressed that the salaries of teachers are determined based on a number of criteria, most notably the number of years of experience of the teacher, the material he studies, the value of the school fees for the school, the number of students in the school, in addition to the operating expenses and the obligations borne by the schools. Some teachers have their skills and talents in additional work that the school does not interfere with, provided that it does not adversely affect the basic work and prestige of students. Schools also prevent an interest relationship between the teacher and students and their families as a result of this work.

- Kindergarten teacher provides healthy and vegetarian meals .. And dessert.

- A sports teacher who offers aerobics lessons at AED100 per hour.

- Islamic education teacher: The article is not popular in private lessons.

- An Arabic language teacher who announced his willingness to conduct language reviews.