Private tutors and tuition in Dubai and the UAE
Many parents are keen to supplement their children's education with extra lessons. And many teachers (especially the underpaid ones) will enthusiastically supply such a service. Therefore it would seem that the supply and demand equations balance out and all is well with the world. Except for the grumpy student who would probably prefer to hang out and be cool with his or her classmates somewhere else.
Well, the UAE government appears to support the grumpy student perspective and private tuition is officially illegal (with the threat of severe penalties ...) in Dubai and the UAE. This ruling apparently arose as a result of complaints that teachers weren't teaching classes properly to more easily persuade students they needed extra (paid) tuition.
Not surprisingly, one tends to find that there maybe an element of truth in that claim in schools where teachers are paid very low wages.
However, should you want to find a private tutor for one of your eye's apples, it is relatively easy. And teachers willing to offer their services should find an ample supply of students, especially in areas like Maths, Science, English and other languages. Going rates amongst western expats are 100-200 dhs per lesson depending on level and subject.
Irony will rear its unlikely head on occasion, and lift your eyebrows, when you discover who some of the clients for private tuition are.
Finding a private tutor in the UAE
- Use the Dubai classifieds section of the forum to advertise. Or the UAE classifieds for other emirates. There are many other websites with classified ads for tutoring related services.
- UAE newspapers, especially the Gulf News, will carry advertisements for tutors looking for students, and students looking for tuition.
- Supermarket noticeboards often have ads from teachers advertising their services.
- If you're a student looking for tuition, ask your teacher. They will usually know someone looking for extra work.
- Teachers looking to supplement their income could let fellow teachers know, often word-of-mouth is an effective way to match students with tutors (and hopefully helps filter out time-wasters, be they useless tutors or uninterested students).
This information last updated Thursday 27-Nov-2008
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