It is irrefutable that today we are flooded with information about everything. The youth of today know about global celebs but are increasingly ill informed about their own historical personalities. This essay shall analyse why this is happening, and also suggest some measures, to generate their interest in historical events and people.
The first and major reason for this is that the education system in most of the countries is test-based. Students are only taught to get good grades and as a result, they only focus on passing their exams, rather than gaining knowledge about any topic. Their interest is never developed in history and heroes of our past. On top of that, the youth today is more fascinated towards the celebrities because of the exposure and importance the media gives to them. Furthermore, most of the families have now started living in nuclear setups, where both the parents are working, and because of this the children’s education about their roots and history has taken a back seat.
There are many methods that can be used by parents, schools and the media to develop the interest of youngsters in knowing about the famous people from history. The schools can incorporate technology in teaching methods, like the use of audio-visual aids. Educational trips to museums and famous historical places also help develop the children’s interest. The government should set up museums and encourage children to visit them by highly subsidizing tickets for the students. For example, the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Museum has become a great source of information about the freedom struggle and the sacrifices made by freedom fighters. Also, the Virasat-e-Khalsa museum has become very popular among the youth as they can learn a lot about Sikh history and culture. Moreover, TV shows and movies can be made around famous historical personalities and their contributions. For instance, the recent Bollywood movie Bajirao Mastani, has been a super hit at the box office and has made a lot of people more aware about historical events and characters. TV channels like History channel has shows which run throughout the day, giving information about famous people and events from history.
To conclude, there are several innovative and creative methods that can be used to make the youth more interested and aware about the notable people from history. This effort has to be made by parents, at schools and media also has a big role to play in spreading this awareness.
It is irrefutable that
today
we
are flooded
with information about everything. The
youth
of
today
know about global celebs
but
are
increasingly
ill informed
about their
own
historical
personalities. This essay shall
analyse
why this is happening, and
also
suggest
some
measures, to generate their
interest
in
historical
events
and
people
.
The
first
and major reason for this is that the education system in most of the countries is
test
-based. Students are
only
taught to
get
good
grades and
as a result
, they
only
focus on passing their exams,
rather
than gaining knowledge about any topic. Their
interest
is never developed in
history
and heroes of our past.
On top of that
, the
youth
today
is more fascinated towards the celebrities
because
of the exposure and importance the media gives to them.
Furthermore
, most of the families have
now
started
living in nuclear setups, where both the parents are working, and
because of this
the children’s education about their roots and
history
has taken a back seat.
There are
many
methods that can be
used
by parents, schools and the media to develop the
interest
of youngsters in knowing about the
famous
people
from
history
. The schools can incorporate technology in teaching methods, like the
use
of audio-visual aids. Educational trips to
museums
and
famous
historical
places
also
help
develop the children’s
interest
. The
government
should set up
museums
and encourage children to visit them by
highly
subsidizing tickets for the students.
For example
, the
Shaheed
Bhagat
Singh
Museum
has become a great source of information about the freedom struggle and the sacrifices made by freedom fighters.
Also
, the
Virasat-e-Khalsa
museum
has become
very
popular among the
youth
as they can learn a lot about Sikh
history
and culture.
Moreover
, TV
shows
and movies can
be made
around
famous
historical
personalities and their contributions.
For instance
, the recent Bollywood movie
Bajirao
Mastani
, has been a super hit at the box office and has made
a lot of
people
more aware about
historical
events
and characters. TV channels like
History
channel has
shows
which run throughout the day, giving information about
famous
people
and
events
from history.
To conclude
, there are several innovative and creative methods that can be
used
to
make
the
youth
more interested and aware about the notable
people
from
history
. This effort
has to
be made
by parents, at schools and media
also
has a
big
role to play in spreading this awareness.