☆ Cram schools for highschool students

今回は日本の塾についてです。
大学受験に備えて、ほとんどの高校生は塾へ通っていますね。
海外の方にとってはめずらしい光景なのでしょう。

Entering a high-ranked highschool increases
a student's chance of admission to a good
university. Over half of Japanese junior high
students attend private cram schools
(or juku) to supplement their examination
preparations. Cram schools are open in the
evenings and on Saturdays, sometimes
they are open in the afternoon. During
holidays such as Obon week, cram schools
are also open. Most highschool students
are involved in clubs and sports activities
after school as well. But by the second
grade they stop participating in clubs
and when they reach the third grade they
attend cram school instead. I think cram
schools can be very helpful and useful
for students, we don't have cram schools
in Australia for any grade or level.

increase-増加する
admission-入学
attend-出席する
cram school-塾
supplement-補足
examination-試験
preparation-準備
involve-関係する（この場合は部活に属するということ）

アメリカでは、高校生まではあまり勉強しないようですが
大学ではすごく勉強熱心になります。
日本は逆に、大学に入ると遊ぶイメージがありますね。
最近ではほとんどの小学校高学年は塾へ行っているようです。

By Christina
日本語解説ーベラスタッフ