My communications with my partner in Dubai have been very informative over the past 7 weeks. She has shared with me events in which their school has participated in such as performing at The World Mall, competing against students from various parts of the Middle East. Prior to the event these students spent 4 hours every day after school to practice. The dedication and determination of this culture is admirable as they truly take pride in all that they do including there academics. Parents pay large fees to have there children attend school and teachers are well compensated. Agencies recruit the best American teachers they can find and invite them to teach in Dubai.
There are high expectations for professional development as teachers are expected to be some of the best and compete within the ever-changing world. Students are taught to have respect for their teachers and school staff, my partner reports that this makes it so much easier to establish positive relationships with families. However, families in Dubai want to leave their children at school for long hours daily with educated, qualified teachers and pick them up at the end of the day ready to go home and study. According to my education partner they see school and home as 2 separate places for children. By holding their students to high expectations students automatically know that higher achievement is expected and must be obtained. This makes teaching students much easier as they come to school ready and prepared to learn.
I really enjoyed reading this week's post. I see that you have actually got in contact with a professional from another country. How did you manage to do that? I am having such a hard time getting in contact with someone. I wrote about the organization. Reading this was very interesting. I know you had a good time communicating with them.
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