To my friends outside of the UAE. International Horizons College (IHC) in Dubai where I serve as an occasional adviser is bringing you a live stream of a world record attempt for the largest fireworks display. http://ow.ly/saBN8 You can watch from anywhere in the world. If you watch please click like and of course feel free to pass on the post. A Happy New Year from the UAE. They are located in Business Bay on the 42nd floor of the UBora Building and has a great view of the Burj.
Are private tuitions a necessary evil? | GulfNews.com
Posting this story from Gulf News on parents in Dubai contracting tutors. Last week my blog entry was on UAE Committment to Education on K-12 education in the UAE where I mention parents spending additional funds on tutoring. To summarize: the situation in Abu Dhabi:
ADEC recently conducted a survey of parents in Abu Dhabi of which 40,000 responded. One surprising fact came out; just over 47% stated their child takes private lessons in subjects such as Math, Science, English and Arabic. It is also reported that the cost of private tutoring ranges from 100-175AED per hour. It would seem to mean that children are not getting sufficient support in the classroom. Also teachers are making extra income being tutors though their employer can reprimand or fire them, though it’s unlikely to occur.
Edu Alliance Journal 