Reasons for private tutoring in Egypt

Reasons for Private Tutoring in Egypt When it comes to education systems, Egypt has so many major problems. For instance, the educational budget is too tight and the education itself is totally ignored by the government officials. Also, the courses are outdated and prehistoric. But the most terrible problem is the problem of private tutoring. Teachers, schools and students are to blame for this problem. First, the blame usually falls on the teachers. For one thing, some of them just show up in class once at the begining of the school year and teach very well to attract students to their private lessons but never appear again in class. In addition, some of the teachers may force their students to join the private lessons by saying: " Never dream of passing the participation test unless you join my private lessons!" Another thing, teachers sometimes aren't well-trained. Therefore, they badly teach at class and eventually make the students resort to private lessons. Second, schools are also to blame for the problem of private tutoring. For example, public schools aren't well-equipped. You rarely see a well-organized computer or science lab in it. The classes are very old and unhealthy. They're also very crowded to the extent that you might see 50 or 60 students accumulated in one class. Also, public schools lack activities that can help motivate students and develop their characters. Finally, there are reasons that make students resort to private lessons. For example, some of them can't understand what's being taught in class. Also, parents put so much pressure on their children. They keep asking them to be on top of the class and to join top faculties. Furthermore, nowadays finding a job is a very competitive process. Thus, students have to either become an engineer or a doctor to have comfortable living conditions which can only be achieved through private lessons throughout school years. To sum up, private tutoring is the result of the carelessness of schools, the greed of the teachers and taking advantage of the need of the students.