Contemporary History in Schools: A Futile Struggle?

Why do schools still not reflect young people’s interest in 20th century history? According to a recent report from the Czech Schools Inspectorate, two-thirds of pupils and students consider the amount of time devoted to teaching contemporary history to be insufficient. Which topics are young people most interested in, and how do they believe they would contribute to their future lives? How do they think teaching ought to be conducted? And why is it so difficult to heed their concerns? Students and future and current primary and secondary school teachers will take part in the discussion.