[lbo-talk] Young Pioneers, was bad things to Soviet children

[Andy]

On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 3:51 PM, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I know a woman from Czech who, upon first coming to the US, didn't have much
> nice to say about her experiences as a Young Pioneer.
> This changed greatly after she received her teaching certification and began
> to teach as well as become involved in Girl Scouts and summer camps for
> children.
> Now she says that although there were differences between what Czech
> children learned as Young Pioneers and what US children learn in Girl Scouts
> and at summer camps the differences are nowhere near as striking as she had
> imagined.
> She thinks each has negative as well as positive aspects and has no more of
> the disdain for the Young Pioneers she once held.

Any specifics?

-- 
Andy