The academic performance of UAE Ministry of Education schools has always been a matter of concern. Schools in the UAE have had to face numerous challenges in improving their academic performance. It can be tough to get people excited about a topic as dry as the challenges faced by public schools in Sharjah. But sometimes you have to just put your thinking cap on, jump in and see what you come up with. And that’s what I did here.
Cultural issues
As a member of the larger UAE community, Sharjah is a diverse and multicultural society. However, as with any society, some challenges come with living in such a diverse environment.
One of these challenges is cultural differences. Cultural differences have always existed but have become more prevalent as time has gone on and more people from different cultures have settled in Sharjah. One of the biggest challenges for public schools is understanding and addressing cultural issues within their school communities.
There are many different types of cultural issues that can affect public schools. Some examples include:
Language barriers: Language barriers can lead to communication difficulties between teachers and parents/students; this can also lead to children not being able to understand what is being taught at school or what is expected of them as students.
Cultural differences: Cultural differences may affect how students view themselves and others in their class or school community; this could affect their relationships with others and their participation in activities outside of class time such as after-school clubs or sports teams.
Gender issues: Gender issues may result in boys dominating classroom discussions while girls are quieter because they feel they cannot contribute as much because they don’t know enough about what is being discussed or how they should respond when asked a question by
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Prejudice faced by teachers
Teachers are a key asset in any school, as they are the ones who interact with students directly. In Sharjah, public schools face several challenges related to their teachers. The most significant challenge is prejudice faced by teachers.
The biggest challenge facing public schools in Sharjah is the prejudice faced by teachers. Teachers are not paid well and therefore they often leave their jobs after 2-3 years. This results in the frequent changing of teachers in a class and creates problems for students who have to deal with many different teachers during their school life.
Another major problem faced by public schools is that there are no specialised training sessions for teachers on how to deal with students from different nationalities or backgrounds, which results in many cases where students from other countries feel left out because their teacher doesn’t understand them or their culture.
Curriculum differences
The curriculum in Sharjah is different from that of the UAE. The Ministry of Education and Knowledge Development (MOEKD) of the UAE, for example, have different curricula for each grade level, which are designed to meet the requirements of the new education system. In Sharjah, however, there is only a single curriculum for all grades. This means that students in Sharjah must change their learning style when they enter secondary school, which can be challenging for them.
Curriculum differences also affect how teachers teach their subjects. For example, while teaching mathematics in Sharjah requires that students memorize formulas and equations and use them to solve problems, this approach may not be appropriate in other emirates because there are no such formulas or equations in their textbooks.
Additionally, some subjects taught in one emirate may not be taught in another emirate because they are not part of its national curriculum. For example, while Arabic language and literature are taught across all emirates as part of their core subjects at school level 4 (grade 10), it is not mandatory at school level 3 (grade 9). It is only optional in Dubai and Abu Dhabi but compulsory
Low budget and high fees
Public schools in Sharjah are facing several challenges. One of the major challenges that public schools face is the low budget allocated to them by the government and the high fees charged by private schools. This has driven parents to send their children to private schools, which charge higher fees than public schools.
The low budget is because Sharjah University’s School of Education (SUE) faculty members are not paid well enough to teach in public schools, which results in huge numbers of vacancies for teachers at public schools. This also affects students’ performance as there are often fewer teachers per class than required, leading to overcrowded classrooms and less individual attention for students. Some teachers at public schools also have no experience teaching English as a foreign language (EFL).
Poor distribution of teachers and resources
The number of students enrolled in Sharjah’s government schools has increased year on year since 2011/12, reaching 68,000 this academic year. Yet, there are still not enough public school classrooms to accommodate them all.
This problem is compounded by low teacher-student ratios at all levels of education, which have worsened over time. There are now 3:2 classes for primary school children (grades 1-5) and 2:1 classes for secondary school children (grades 6-12).
The lack of classrooms also means that each student must share facilities such as science labs or computer rooms with their classmates. This can be difficult when some students are studying subjects that require expensive equipment such as biology or chemistry.
Unreliable transport services for disabled students
Some disabled students cannot get to school because their parents fear that they will be unable to cope with the challenges presented by Sharjah’s public transport system. This includes buses that are overcrowded and do not have ramps; trains without lifts;
Poorly paid teachers
In a country where teachers are among the most educated people, their salaries are low and the teaching profession is not considered prestigious. This makes it difficult for parents to choose public schools over private ones, which have better facilities and better-paid teachers. In addition, the lack of qualified teachers means that many parents send their children to private tuition centres, where they get more individual attention than they would at school.
Old syllabus pattern
The challenges faced by public schools in Sharjah are many and varied. In the following article, we will try to look at some of these challenges and how they can be addressed.
One of the biggest challenges that public schools face is that they have a very old syllabus pattern. The students are not given adequate time to prepare for the exams and hence their performance is always poor.
Another challenge faced by public schools is that they do not have enough computers or other technology tools to support the students in learning their lessons. This makes it very difficult for students to understand their lessons properly and also makes them feel bored with their studies.
Another major challenge faced by public schools is that they do not have enough resources to deal with any kind of emergency like fire or flooding etc which could cause great damage to property as well as loss of life.
Takeaway
Public schools in Sharjah are facing a lot of challenges to improve their education system, But we hope that The government and the higher authority will take action soon to solve the problems of public schools and adjust them to changes in society.
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