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A look at Hagwons in South Korea

In South Korea the private schools were so heavily regulated that they didn’t really look much different from the public schools. Parents decided to opt outside the regular school sector entirely, hiring private tutoring services called “hagwons.” Hagwons in South Korea are big business and provide educators incentive to continuously better their techniques with the highest paid teachers.

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