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Asmaa Al Hameli
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Simply Prof
When will the message hit home that the region is one of a youth population with a saturated public sector job availability? Graduates need to be incentivized to seek private sector employment or start-up their own businesses and not win tickets to exotic destinations only to return and go back to the end of an ever-growing queue of unemployed!
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I echo Sam's comments. I taught at a private school here and agree with the article's points. I asked why the school didn't have an active Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) that would bring together all of the different nationalities of the teachers and parents. I was told it wasn't part of the culture but was only part of my culture: American. The school claimed to be an American school but only the curriculum was American. Breaking down the communication barriers needs to start at the elementary level. I live in a building full of ex-pats and locals. Many residents shriek in horror and refuse to enter the elevator if I have my dog with me. I am trying to understand but no one speaks to me and I am forced to surf the internet to find an explanation. Our building has no community room, no governing residents' board and no community activities to get to know one another. I have searched endlessly for classes to join, volunteer opportunities, and other venues to meet not just Emeratis but other ex-pats. I want to be a part of the community but so far, nothing. From an outsider's perspective, everything seems to be about money.
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