International Students Day
November 17 “It is interesting that the press and the politicians are beginning to refer to the student body of our nation as one of those “aggressor enemies” that we have become all too familiar with...
View ArticleThe Truth about Santa – St Nick’s Eve
December 5 About this time of year parents deliberately wait in long lines in overcrowded shopping malls so their kids can sit on the lap of a fat red stranger. Some cultures might call this odd. We...
View ArticleTeacher’s Day – Czech Republic
March 28 The Czech Republic and Slovakia celebrate Teacher’s Day on March 28 to commemorate the 1592 birthday of: a. Frederick Scantron, inventor of the multiple-choice test. b. Dixon Ticonderoga,...
View ArticleJan Hus – Czech Republic
July 6 It’s a busy week in the Czech Republic, where inhabitants celebrate not one, but two public holidays in honor of not two, but three prominent theologians. Yesterday Czechs and Slovaks alike...
View ArticleTeacher’s Day – Czech Republic
March 28 The Czech Republic and Slovakia celebrate Teacher’s Day on March 28 to commemorate the 1592 birthday of: a. Frederick Scantron, inventor of the multiple-choice test. b. Dixon Ticonderoga,...
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