History is a subject that is present in most school systems and is compulsory at many levels of education. Regarding this matter, debate has been heated about the importance of teaching of local history, instead of world history to school children. In my point of view, the focus of this subject should be placed on the local history rather than the history of the world.
Firstly, local history provides a foundation for the youth to explore their own identity and that of their nation. For example, Vietnamese school children should be educated about the Great Hunger occurred in 1945 during the war with the Japanese in order to fully appreciate the plight that their forefathers had experienced and therefore value the life of peace, freedom and independence today. I feel it is essential that the youth, the leaders of tomorrow, are given the broadest, most accurate platform on which they can construct their own perceptions of life.
Opponents of this view claim that the world history should not be removed from the school programs as it is related to local history and students will have a better understanding of the subject. I am convinced that this view is flawed. In fact, much history teaching is concerned simply with memorising “facts” in the world that have little to do with their own countries and therefore students will feel overburdened if they are obligated to learn it. This, in the long run, would not benefit children.
All things considered, for school children, the relevance of receiving knowledge about local history dwarfs that of learning world history.
History
is a subject
that is
present in most
school
systems and is compulsory at
many
levels of education. Regarding this matter, debate has
been heated
about the importance of teaching of
local
history
,
instead
of
world
history
to
school
children. In my point of view, the focus of this subject should
be placed
on the
local
history
rather
than the
history
of the world.
Firstly
,
local
history
provides a foundation for the youth to explore their
own
identity and that of their nation.
For example
, Vietnamese
school
children should
be educated
about the Great Hunger occurred in 1945 during the war with the Japanese in order to
fully
appreciate the plight that their forefathers had experienced and
therefore
value the life of peace, freedom and independence
today
. I feel it is essential that the youth, the leaders of tomorrow, are
given
the broadest, most accurate platform on which they can construct their
own
perceptions of life.
Opponents of this view claim that the
world
history
should not
be removed
from the
school
programs as it
is related
to
local
history
and students will have a better understanding of the subject. I
am convinced
that this view
is flawed
. In fact, much
history
teaching
is concerned
simply
with
memorising
“facts” in the
world
that have
little
to do with their
own
countries and
therefore
students will feel overburdened if they
are obligated
to learn it. This, in the long run, would not benefit children.
All things considered, for
school
children, the relevance of receiving knowledge about
local
history
dwarfs that of learning
world
history
.
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