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Homework Help

Läxhjälp, which literally translates to "homework help" is a phenomenon that has become increasingly popular in Sweden. Läxhjälp is basically a service offered to school children and youth who get help with their homework from someone outside their family. This service is offered for free both by different volunteer organizations and also by private companies. The läxhjälp that is organized on a volunteer basis is often housed in the local library, which lends its facilities to volunteer organizations such as the Red Cross. With the services that are provided by private companies, the teachers are able to visit the students' homes to help them.

One of the reasons why the phenomenon of paid läxhjälp is becoming more popular might have to do with the fact that people who use this service are able to take a tax-reduction for it. This is something that has also been questioned by people who think these taxes should be used instead for the public school system so that students, regardless of their parents' financial situation, can get the help they need in school.

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