Parents of students of the Emirates Today, reported receiving tens of messages through the groups of parents on WhatsApp, especially to promote teachers, book private lessons, provide free first lessons of the experiment, and arrange student groups, pointing out that the phenomenon of lessons Privacy started early before the start of the study.

In particular, advertisements for private lessons have returned substantially, and even occupy full pages in advertising newspapers, as well as online advertising and social networking sites. Teachers and practitioners of the teaching profession (as an additional work) have intensified ads to show their tutoring services for students, in all The educational stages and the various educational curricula, which reflects the beginning of the private lessons season early.

The parents of students explained that the announcements of private lessons on the groups of parents of students began in the month of August, specifically days before Eid al-Adha, where teachers were active in sending Eid congratulations accompanied by the announcement of the organization of free private lessons classes for students after the Eid, as a kind of experience and introduce them to the curriculum, They pointed out that some teachers have set three free classes, and some have made August classes all free, if the group includes four students.

Mohammed Hussein, Najah Saad, Osama Fawaz, Fatima Ibrahim and Najwa Abdullah stressed that private lessons are financially cumbersome and are a burden on the family budget, but they can not overlook them, given the difficulty of the curriculum, especially the American and British, and the large number of subjects scheduled, in addition However, many families find it difficult to help their children, since the curriculum is taught in English and needs specialists.

They stressed that private lessons have become a financial burden on families, because of the high cost, where the average price per hour to 250, and if the student gets private lessons in two subjects, their monthly cost of up to 4000 dirhams, pointing out that the majority of families have more than one son In education, it puts them at a loss and dilemma to respond to their requests for academic strength through private lessons.

Teachers and social workers, Najla al-Balushi, Noura al-Hosani, Mohammed Khalid and Ayman Fathi, said that private lessons are usually more than needed, and many families resort to them to raise the burden of pursuing their children academically, and assign this duty to a private teacher, pointing out that the families Students play a major role in the continuation and growth of the private tutoring market, especially as free alternatives are available, either in individual academic support schemes offered by schools, or support programs launched by the Ministry of Education and local educational authorities.

They pointed out that during the last academic year, the Ministry of Education launched a program for students entitled "Junior Diploma", to fill the gaps experienced by students in basic skills in mathematics and Arabic language, and meets the needs of learners directly, and is based on the basic needs of each individual.

The teachers stressed that the program is a free alternative to private lessons, and it is monitored by the Ministry, to ensure its results and outputs, unlike private lessons, whose financial goal is the first goal, pointing out that the program contributes to support the competencies of students and improve the level of performance, by creating an environment Unique learning, with participation from all parties, including principals, teachers, parents and volunteers who want to see students excel and improve themselves for a better future.

Online Lessons

Teachers confirmed that the online tutoring market has expanded over the past two years and is expected to expand this year and acquire 20% of the private tutoring market in the UAE for easy access. Online », the demand for private tutoring is growing.

Teachers Mohamed Sobhy, Nader Khalil, and Ahmed El Mohsen said that new generations are more attracted to new ways of teaching, so the idea of ​​online tutoring has been popular among students, noting that it first started among university students and then moved to school students.

Teachers identified a number of features that favor all online lessons, the first being a 50% lower cost than traditional tutoring, saving time and costs of going back and forth from the place of study, and access to the lesson from anywhere and at flexible times. «Online» is English and mathematics.