Make a difference
I am a 40-year-old mother of two teenage boys who have been struggling for years in school because of a learning disability. It is no fun for the pupils or the parents. The cost of education is ridiculous. Education was free once and even worth something. Who's bright idea was it to start charging for it? Our next genius, inventor or scientist that finds a cure for cancer, could very well be among those that cannot afford higher education. Everything is about money now. All nations have a responsibility to educate children for the betterment of our economies.
From Ms Samantha Anderson
UAE
Great stress
I think the school holiday should not be extended. As a pupil writing my International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams next June, time is extremely precious for me this year. We still have the rest of our syllabus to cover and after that we have to spend months on revision.
In extending the holiday there will be a great amount of stress among the hundreds of IGCSE students in the UAE whose board exams are crucial in deciding their future. I understand that the intense heat combined with fasting during the period will be a source of discomfort for pupils, but at the moment I think we all need to look at the bigger picture.
From Ms Unaiza Merchant
Dubai
Start late
I think it's right to start schools after the month of Ramadan as otherwise it would get very tiring with fasting in such hot weather ("Lessen stress on children - parents", Gulf News, July 29). I request the authorities to start school after summer.
From Ms Zainab A.
UAE
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