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Current AffairsEducation and funding top agenda at major conference in Prague
Education is the theme of a major conference being held in the Czech
capital this weekend. The Prague Forum on Education Management and Funding
will be attended by experts from North America and all over Europe, both
East and West. Among them will be American professor Marc Ellenbogen. When
he came into our studio, Professor Ellenbogen told us what issues would
top the agenda at the conference.
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Current AffairsEconomists say rate of wage growth unsustainable
Trade unions are preparing massive protests against the government proposed
budget reform. But while doctors, teachers, and civil servants are
clamoring for higher wages, many economists say that wages in the state
sector have been growing faster than the state can afford.
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Press ReviewPress Review
A mix of headlines on the front pages - Mlada Fronta Dnes leads with a new
opinion poll claiming support for Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla has
fallen from 75 percent in September to just under half that today.
Meanwhile Lidove Noviny says flat prices have risen by 25 percent in the
first quarter of this year. And Hospodarske Noviny warns of a brain drain
to Brussels as the nation's finest look for new jobs with the European
Union.
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Today's topics include: Czech travel agencies. Foreign tourists visiting
the Czech Republic. Prague traffic jams. Education. Listeners mentioned:
Yusuke Kamimura, David Eldridge, Joan Murphy, Erik Thomasson, John
Topmore.
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Press ReviewPress Review
The allies' advancement on Baghad, President Klaus's visit to Poland, the
dismissal of the Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting and
yesterday's explosion in the city of Olomouc - those are some of the main
stories in today's Czech papers.
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Current AffairsStudy looks at Czech teaching methods
Czech students have always ranked quite high in comparison to their
international counterparts, especially in math and science testing. The
Department of Education in the United States has conducted a study
regarding different teaching methods in countries where students score
high in mathematics testing, the Czech Republic was one of them.
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Current AffairsJan Amos Komensky - a pioneer of education remembered
Jan Amos Komensky, also known as Comenius was a great Czech thinker,
philosopher and writer, though he is best known as a pioneer of education.
On March 28th, the anniversary of Komensky's birth in 1592, Czech
schoolchildren traditionally honour their teachers - indeed it is
Teachers' Day here in the Czech Republic.
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Current AffairsWill president Vaclav Klaus be seen in the classroom?
For generations, portraits of Czech presidents have looked down on
classrooms in schools around the country. In recent years many schools
have proudly put up pictures of former president Vaclav Havel, but the
tradition is slowly dying out.
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Current AffairsReform institution for young offenders accused of malpractice
The education minister Petra Buzkova has closed down a reform institution
for young offenders in the wake of reports that the practices used there
violated human rights and often verged on torture. Responding to a
disquieting report from the Ombusdman's Office minister Buzkova paid the
institution a surprise visit and found something close to a para-military
regime.
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Talking PointCzech education system to undergo a sea change
Memorising. That's what Czech school children are very good at. Czech kids
usually also do well in general knowledge tests but if they are asked to
present and defend their opinions or prove they really understand a
written text, they tend to lag behind their peers from Western Europe.
Instead of encouraging creative thinking, the communist-era education
system preferred to teach detailed knowledge and rote learning was a
necessary academic skill. Jan Tupy is the deputy head of the Education
Research Institute in Prague.
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