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- noun A profit-making private school, common in
South Korea .
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Examples
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Children study in after-school academies, known as hagwon, until 11 p.m. and beyond.
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Fred Hiatt 2011
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She picks up a new set of textbooks and sets off for a private cram school, known as a hagwon, to pack in another five or six hours of learning.
My Sinchew - phuijee 2010
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But now, she added, when a hagwon manager becomes suspicious of her and asks to look at her handbag, "I nonchalantly ask back if he's looking for something he lost."
Studying Too Much Is a New No-No in Upwardly Mobile South Korea Evan Ramstad 2011
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Under such pressure, hagwon managers and teachers resorted to tactics in some ways reminiscent of Prohibition in the U.S.
Studying Too Much Is a New No-No in Upwardly Mobile South Korea Evan Ramstad 2011
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All of my students at a waeguk o-hagwon level also attended ipshi-hagwons, and a rather large percentage of them also had up to THREE private 1-1 tutors!
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On her first visit to a hagwon with a hidden camera, she became convinced the academy was charging too much for its classes.
Studying Too Much Is a New No-No in Upwardly Mobile South Korea Evan Ramstad 2011
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Moon Seong-ok started a small hagwon in Seoul about 10 years ago to teach adults how to make a career of spotting infractions and reporting them.
Studying Too Much Is a New No-No in Upwardly Mobile South Korea Evan Ramstad 2011
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When the hagwon crackdown began, Mr. Moon quickly learned how various cities were setting limits.
Studying Too Much Is a New No-No in Upwardly Mobile South Korea Evan Ramstad 2011
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The South Korean government wanted to take steps to shift the emphasis to education at school rather than at their version of juku, which they call hagwon.
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This is technically not a hagwon but an after-hours self-study library - at least in theory.
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word hagwon
Private school in Korea. Students attend after their regular elementary school day to study a variety of subjects in order to prepare for their High School entrance exams.
February 20, 2007
madmouth commented on the word hagwon
also see juku
July 31, 2009