List of Schools and Dubai International Schools in Dubai, UAE
Dubai has a wide range of schools ranging from ones that students hate to
ones they simply dislike intensely. Homework is almost always given in
sufficient quantities so that students begin to see child slavery as an
appealing alternative, and a wheelbarrow for all their textbooks would be a very
useful purchase. School buses are warm enough in the summer heat so that if your
wee darlings bring food with them, it will arrive at school cooked to
perfection.
Having said all that, not to worry. It is possible to find buses with
reasonable air conditioning and smaller books. Generally, you get what you pay
for. Kindergarten and primary school students will usually have a great
educational experience. Secondary school students will complain like they do
anywhere.
One of the great things about education and schooling in Dubai is the
opportunity to meet students from a variety of countries and cultures and form
valuable life-long friendships with them, as well as gaining a much greater
global awareness compared to reading a social studies book in your home country.
This effect is of course lessened if children attend a school with predominantly
one nationality eg the Icelandic school of snowmobile maintenance and walrus
wrestling (with apologies to any Icelanders reading this).
Focus on the benefits of getting educated in Dubai or teaching in a UAE
school, and you'll have a great time and a highly memorable experience. But do
investigate carefully where you're going before packing up, so you
don't wind up in an intolerable situation.