It is argued that children in the age of schooling should place more emphasis on learning the history of the place where they live than the global history. While I agree that finding the local history will help them gain more knowledge of their origin, I believe that there are some benefits of accessing the world history.
On the one hand, it is true that teaching children understanding of the local history helps them promote a sense of patriotism. In fact, the whole Vietnamese had suffered numerous strauma during the war against Western enemies, just because thousands of Vietnam heroes sacrificed their live to protect the independence and freedom. Therefore, they have to a duty to increase the nationalism in the preservation of the peace that they are enjoying. Furthermore, nowadays more young people are reluctant to studying history compared to epochal significance. This means that the value of historical events will be put aside to some extent and gradually sink into oblivion, hence it is vital that children should learn the past of ancestors and predecessors.
On the other hand, studying history in the world brings numerous benefits to young learners. Firstly, obtaining knowledge from the world enhances our horizons of the civilization and developments of humans. During the globalization, more children are likely to access international education, so they face misunderstanding and backwardness when moving to a new country if they fail to recognize the importance of human history. In addition, attaining cultural literacy on a world scale is another advantage. Human beings, unlike other species, have the gift of language, that is, symbolic thinking and communication, so communicating intelligently in any language, requires that we share a common fund of knowledge, information, vocabulary, and conceptual tools to become global citizens.
In conclusion, I hold my firm belief that by learning history at a local and international level in educational system, future generations will get deeper insights into the past human dignity.
It
is argued
that
children
in the age of schooling should place more emphasis on learning the
history
of the place where they
live
than the global
history
. While I
agree
that finding the local
history
will
help
them gain more knowledge of their origin, I believe that there are
some
benefits of accessing the
world
history.
On the one hand, it is true that teaching
children
understanding of the local
history
helps
them promote a sense of patriotism. In fact, the whole Vietnamese had suffered numerous
strauma
during the war against Western enemies,
just
because
thousands of Vietnam heroes sacrificed their
live
to protect the independence and freedom.
Therefore
, they
have to
a duty to increase the nationalism in the preservation of the peace that they are enjoying.
Furthermore
, nowadays more young
people
are reluctant to studying
history
compared to epochal significance. This means that the value of historical
events
will
be put
aside to
some
extent and
gradually
sink into oblivion,
hence
it is vital that
children
should learn the past of ancestors and predecessors.
On the other hand
, studying
history
in the
world
brings numerous benefits to young learners.
Firstly
, obtaining knowledge from the
world
enhances our horizons of the civilization and developments of
humans
. During the globalization, more
children
are likely to access international education,
so
they face misunderstanding and backwardness when moving to a new country if they fail to recognize the importance of
human
history
.
In addition
, attaining cultural literacy on a
world
scale is another advantage.
Human
beings, unlike other species, have the gift of language,
that is
, symbolic thinking and communication,
so
communicating
intelligently
in any language, requires that we share a common fund of knowledge, information, vocabulary, and conceptual tools to become global citizens.
In conclusion
, I hold my firm belief that by learning
history
at a local and international level in educational system, future generations will
get
deeper insights into the past
human
dignity.