Lessons in Democracy: A Prague Education
by Erica Torre
This paper examines the contemporary educational system in the Czech Republic. It includes a brief history and comparison of education prior to the Communist Era and during the Communist Era. Included is some insight and commentary from Milada Polisenska, Provost of the Anglo-American University in Prague, Iva Skochova, female journalist, and Ilja Bernasova, a student during the Communist Era. Senate President, Ohio Senator Keith Faber, offers his own observation on how democracy enhances the education of an individual. (click below to download the paper)