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Experts have criticised parents and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education for their lack of seriousness in facing the widespread phenomenon of private tutoring before quarterly exams in public schools, stressing that eradicating the phenomenon is a joint responsibility of both parties.
In a statement to Al Arabiya, the experts said that there is no law prohibiting private lessons and that the phenomenon must be addressed at its roots in schools by providing teachers who can convey the message and reduce the need for students to resort to private lessons. , called on families not to respond to advertisements spread on the Internet or in commercial centers, stressing that this phenomenon is extremely harmful to students and drains them of money.
They warn of the danger of “private tutors” breaking into the teaching profession who are not familiar enough with the subject and do not have qualifications or educational certificates. They explain that the price of private lessons increases significantly in the run-up to exams. This increases the burden on parents who are forced to pay for their children’s success, despite the existence of alternatives licensed by the Ministry of Education, such as intensive courses at education centres or schools.
Khaled Fakhro: “A welcome deal” … before testing it was priced like crazy
Education expert Khaled Ahmed Fakhro said private lessons are a social misfit and a trade for teachers due to the varying prices, and the amount of private lessons has reached crazy levels, especially before exams, which can exceed 500 riyals per hour, indicating that students in the past did not rely on private lessons, which is not common now.
Fakhro believes that at the secondary level, private lessons can help students learn certain subjects, but not all subjects, to ensure excellence in their performance. He added that providing private tutors for students at the primary and secondary levels is unacceptable because it makes students no longer dependent on themselves or on the school’s interpretation from an early age.
He added that the negative impact of private lessons is that private teachers may not be qualified to teach the national curriculum, it has become a trade-off, and there is social competition between parents over who can give their son more lessons than who. Another is the financial cost to the father and the educational cost to the son.
He believes that the appearance of advertisements for private teachers in consumer associations or on the Internet is something that needs to be cracked down on and taken seriously by the competent authorities, and calls on parents to play a role in supervising their children’s studies within the school, which is better than providing private teachers for their children.
Lawyer Ali Al-Khulaifi: There is no law to stop this phenomenon… and the ministry has provided alternatives
“There is no law that can stop the spread of private tutoring, stressing that it is a joint problem between schools and parents that must be addressed at its root,” said lawyer Ali Issa Al-Khulaifi.
He stressed that the Ministry of Education and Higher Education provides an alternative to private lessons through intensive courses, but the question that arises is why students resort to private lessons or intensive courses, stressing the need to have teachers who are able to provide information to students, have a high ability to communicate with students and are well versed in the art of teaching, which is not available in many schools.
Hulaifi added that some parents do not trust the alternatives offered by the Ministry of Education, so they turn to private teachers, considering the dilemma lies in the presence of people who are not qualified to teach, working as private teachers and without full understanding.
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He stressed that parents must choose teachers for their children at the secondary school leaving certificate and other stages under the most stringent conditions, with the aim of improving their children’s grades and entering the best universities.
Fahad Muslimani: More damage than gain
Fahd Al-Muslimani, an education expert, confirmed that private lessons can do more harm than good to students, especially if the private teacher is unqualified and does not know the school curriculum, and he pointed out that advertisements in commercial centers and on the Internet are suitable for non-experts in the field of education.
Muslimani said that the field of education is professional and requires knowledge of the school curriculum developed by the Ministry of Education on a scientific basis, while those in charge of private lessons lack this knowledge. He explained that students are satisfied with the summary provided by private teachers and in the end you will find that the lowest grades are those who take private lessons.
Al-Maslamani stressed that the Ministry of Education and Higher Education provides a good option for low-level students, namely intensive courses that are combined with what is provided in schools, and he pointed out that these courses are based on schools and teachers who are closest to students and understand the level and weak areas of each subject that students need to effectively improve their academic performance, pointing out that many private teachers are not familiar enough with educational subjects and standards, and parents do not know much about them. Unlike teachers in intensive classes, teachers in intensive classes are selected from the best teachers in each school and each course.
He opined that the reason to combat the phenomenon of private tutoring is that parents do not succumb to it and teachers must make every effort to provide lessons to students easily and conveniently, stressing that parents think that their children’s success will be guaranteed when they spend more money on education but they are harming their children, besides abolishing free informal education as parents pay huge fees for private lessons throughout the year.
He expressed surprise at the tolerance of parents in giving private lessons to their children in all subjects and felt that guardians must stop such reactions to advertisements of private tutors.
He pointed out that his experience as a school principal and former licensee confirmed that the largest proportion of students who passed the exam were those who attended the intensive courses, calling on parents to have confidence in the school and the need to follow up on any deficiencies in their children immediately and not just at the time of testing.
Mohammed Abu Idris: Need for accredited education centres and lower prices
Sheikh Mohammed Abu Idris, director of the UC Mars Qatar Center, said that state-recognized educational centers are suffering from the phenomenon of private lessons, which have become a profession for those who do not have a profession, including teachers, most of whom are from outside Qatar on temporary visas, expressing the hope that the Ministry of Education and the higher education sector will intervene to put a stop to this phenomenon, which has become prevalent among people who are not specialized in education and work for economic benefits.
Abu Idris stressed that the educational center has the best male and female teachers and is licensed by the Ministry of Education to provide students with quality services at reasonable prices, both at the headquarters and at home. The price of private lessons is 500 riyals per hour, a price we do not reach in the center, but there are discounts for groups.
Abu Idris explained three measures to prevent the spread of private tutoring, namely a ban on advertising on all online media, especially local websites, and coordination between the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Ministry of the Interior to prevent and control violators, prevent the Ministry of Education from warning parents not to deal with uncertified private teachers, but to deal with certified centers, and punish anyone who violates and teaches illegally.
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