My son and I are very grateful to Shoko for her patience and dedication. She tutored my son for all four years of high school.  Many colleges require a foreign language for admission.  However, my son really did not adapt well to the high school program and the way language was being taught.  Also, Japanese was not one of the choices offered.  He had all but given up.  However, he always had an interest in Japanese art and culture, and I so searched outside of the high school community and found Shoko.  

 

After just two years of working with Shoko, my son was able to travel to Boston and take the National Japanese Language Proficiency Exam (N5.)  He passed the exam easily and was able to include this with his college application to the school of his choice.  The college admissions committee happily accepted the exam certificate in lieu of two years of high school language credit.  This was a very happy moment for us, but it didn’t end there.  My son continued studying with Shoko.  Once in college, he was able to immediately take the upper level Japanese course.  He then fulfilled the one year foreign language requirement in just one semester!  He could not have achieved this without the wonderful foundation which Shoko provided.  We both recommend her confidently and enthusiastically!