Sentences with phrase «korean hagwons»

Yes, I know, there are other factors that contribute to their better score on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- longer school days, advanced science and math starting earlier in elementary school rather than high school, extra tutoring in Korean hagwons, less to learn with a more focused curriculum, no non-essential learning activities such as sports, home ec or computer applications courses.

Korean hagwons are a $ 30 billion industry, but unlike private schools in the United States, they do not compete against and therefore create pressure on mainstream schools.

All this, and so much else I have not mentioned, must have an effect on «How to Learn,» a chapter in which Kolker describes the afterschool Korean hagwon.