End of the year exams “burns prices” .. 12 dirhams for a private lesson

“Emirates Today” monitored an exceptional decrease in the prices of private lessons that are offered, with the approaching test of the end of the academic year, due to the competition between educational platforms and teachers.

One of the offers included a reduction in the share price to 12 dirhams, while a second platform presented “Two servings for one share price”, and a third platform announced 70% of the monthly subscription fee for any article, in addition to offers for groups and brothers.

The technological development and the dependence of schools on electronic platforms strengthened the spread of private lessons “remote”, as the private teacher who provides it is a competitor to the teacher who goes to the student’s house, or receives him, to teach him in attendance.

Students and teachers emphasized that “the Internet is the language of the times”, pointing out that private lessons “remotely” are shortened at the time of movement between homes, and contribute to increasing the number of daily shares provided.

In detail, the students of students: Muhammad al -Gharabawi, Nasser al -Balushi, Manal al -Rahmani and Maha Ubaid confirmed that there is a large difference between the price of private lessons for private lessons at home compared to the price of the class «Online», noting that the price of the hour in the home private lesson ranges between 150 and 300 dirhams, while the price of “remotely” ranges between 15 and 40 dirhams at the latest, which encourages many families Resorting to giving her children “remote” private lessons.

They added that «lessons through electronic platforms have several advantages, including choosing the date of health and the possibility of replacing the teacher at any time, in the event that the explanation method is not appropriate with the student’s absorption, as well as the possibility of registering the lesson to return to it at any time. On it ».

The students at the secondary stage: Muhammad Mahran, Nasser Abdullah, Lujain Abdullah and Farah Ahmed, stated that their habit of using tablets in education helped them to accept obtaining private lessons «Online» easily.

They added that its simple fees helped to accept more than them, as the average price of the private lesson in the house is 250 dirhams, while the price of the share “remotely” does not exceed 50 dirhams, if it is a platform, and 100 dirhams if the class teacher is the one who provides lessons from a distance.

They stated that educational platforms provide dozens of teachers in each subject, which motivates them to compete to provide the best through systematic plans to attract the student.

For her part, the educational expert, Maryam Al -Zahouri, attributed the increasing demand for private lessons “remote”, to several factors; Students and teacher experience include the use of platforms, which were established during the “Kofid 19” period, and the lowest cost compared to traditional lessons, in addition to that technology has become part of the student’s daily life, which made this type of education acceptable and easy to access.

She pointed out that the efficiency of private lessons “remotely” depends on the student’s interaction, the efficiency of the teacher and the quality of the content, but she emphasized that “education is face to face is still more effective for children in the early stages.”

Al -Dhahouri pointed out that “the continued phenomenon of private lessons in spreading and developing, is due to the flexibility of the student’s time, and the filling of the individual support gap that is always difficult to provide inside the class. The academic competition and the love of excellence also push many to search for external support sources, which makes private lessons a preferred option.

The educational leadership expert, Dr. Fatima Al -Marashda, stressed that «the increasing demand for private lessons via the Internet in the Emirates is due to technology dominance in various aspects of daily life, it has facilitated the use of educational platforms and accelerated the spread of this pattern of learning, and this trend reflects a shift in educational culture led by societal habit for digital learning, and the desire for flexible educational solutions And effective. ”

She added that “the low financial cost played an important role, as electronic shares are more savings compared to traditional lessons, because of the lack of transportation and the multiplicity of options available from inside and outside the country.”

She said: «The efficiency of the private lessons varies (online) compared to education face to face according to the nature of the material, the method of teaching and the age of the learner.

She added that «the small age groups benefit from urban education more, given their need for continuous guidance and follow -up, but in general the online lessons can achieve their goal whenever the active interaction is available from the teacher and commitment from the student.

The continuation of the phenomenon of private lessons in spreading to the increasing academic pressures, and the need of some students to support individual support that schools do not provide, in addition to easy access to teachers via the Internet, and the diversity of available options.

And she saw that «the commercial nature organized for educational platforms has positively contributed to enhancing the spread of this pattern of learning, which reflects a shift in the society’s view of flexible learning devoted to meeting various educational needs».

Teachers who practiced private lessons activity remotely, with them, “Emirates Today”, Mohamed Al -Ajmi, Yasser Nada, Khaled Anis and Lamia Fouad, contacted that the low prices of private lessons “Online” are due to the presence of intense competition between educational platforms, noting that private teachers such as students want to excel and achieve the best reputation, and the highest revenues, which pays them to set the lowest possible price The largest possible number of male and female students.

They added that «distance teaching is the best choice for the teacher, because it does not need to move, nor to reserve the halls, nor to buy a large amount of tools, other than saving time.

They pointed out that the technological development contributed to the entry of the female component strongly in the private lessons market, and consequently in doubling the numbers of teachers who offer their services, which led to an additional decrease in prices, especially as it is a profession that does not require moving from home, and can be performed in specific hours or days, such as the end of the week only.

They emphasized that educational platforms provide several advantages, such as access to lessons at any time and anywhere, and enhance students’ understanding of academic subjects, and improve their academic performance, by communicating with highly experienced teachers and efficiency, in addition to that they include interactive tools, such as tests, which makes the learning process more exciting and effective.

---

Two sides of private lessons

Private lessons are useful if they are used to fill students’ assimilation gaps. Archive

Teachers emphasized that private lessons have two faces, as they can be useful and useful if they are used to fill the assimilation gaps for students, and clarify the points that remain vague after their full attention to explaining the teacher in the class, and it can also be destroyed if the student returns to dependence and obtaining information ready, because it kills his motivation towards searching for information, and relying on himself in resolving duties and studying.

. 70 %discounts on private lessons fees.

. The entry of the female component in the private lessons market led to an additional decrease in prices.

. The “Online” teacher does not need to move, nor to reserve the halls, nor to buy a large amount of tools.

. Small age groups benefit from urban education more because they need continuous follow -up.