She talked first to a sixth-grader who is studying at a juku to enter a private junior high school. |
Each child, having already attended a full day of regular classes, has logged another couple of hours at a juku. |
The Japanese have an extensive system of private after-hour tutoring schools called juku and yobiko. |
In Japan, tutoring centres which supplement the school system are known as juku. |
She highlighted a juku teacher who consciously tried to create a club-like atmosphere and organized weekend hiking excursions. |
Ironically, Japanese society accepts this fact because the juku act as a safety valve and ameliorate some effects of the mainstream system. |