{"id":76612,"date":"2023-04-12T11:36:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/teachers-defy-govt-as-paid-holiday-extra-lessons-continue-unabated"},"modified":"2023-04-12T14:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:06:25","slug":"teachers-defy-govt-as-paid-holiday-extra-lessons-continue-unabated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/teachers-defy-govt-as-paid-holiday-extra-lessons-continue-unabated","title":{"rendered":"Teachers Defy Govt As Paid Holiday Extra Lessons Continue Unabated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Schools and teachers across the country have defied a recent government ban on holiday lessons for learners.<\/p>\n

On 30 March, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education announced a ban on holiday lessons, saying learners needed time to rest.<\/p>\n

The Ministry also argued that the 2023 school calendar was never interrupted by COVID-19 hence there was no need for schools and teachers to conduct extra lessons during this April holiday.<\/p>\n

One teacher who takes children for extra lessons in her Emganwini home in Bulawayo told ZimLive that she charged her primary school learners US$5 per week. The teacher said:<\/p>\n

Most of the students here are from my class at the school that I teach.<\/p>\n

I charge a minimum fee for my services and this complements my monthly income.<\/p>\n

The extra lessons also help students, especially those who are lagging behind in class to catch up.<\/p>\n

Some high school boarding teachers are reportedly renting buildings in the central business district to conduct extra lessons and charging US$10 per subject.<\/p>\n

However, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) is against the milking of parents by teachers through extra lessons.<\/p>\n

ARTUZ spokesperson Thembakuye Moyo told ZimLive that despite the financial challenges faced by teachers, the union does not recommend extra lessons as a means of making money. Moyo said:<\/p>\n

As ARTUZ, we are a pro-poor union, a union that is biased towards the masses.<\/p>\n

We have always been clear that teachers are paid by the government. No parent or guardian should pay a teacher for extra lessons.<\/p>\n

Some of the reasons why teachers could be conducting extra lessons could be that they are hungry and at the same time, learners are performing badly.<\/p>\n

Some teachers could genuinely be doing this as a means of trying to improve their students\u2019 results.<\/p>\n

While the government has declared that paid extra lessons were illegal, teachers are among the lowest-paid civil servants and extra lessons will most likely not go away any time soon as the impoverished educators try to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

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