Task 2:

It is more important for schoolchildren to learn about local history than world
history.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There are different views about the role of history to students at schools. While
many people value the importance of local history more than world history, I
totally disagree with this idea because both of them bring the equal worth for
young learners.
On the one hand, there are several reasons why studying local history benefits the
growth of young children. Firstly, thorough insights into series of events that
happened in the past in hometown can develop their patriotism. This means that
after being taught about how their ancestors defended their land against outside
intruders and reclaimed sovereignty, young children not only would take pride in
their origin and treasure the life but also improve their responsibility to understand
more about hometown’s traditional cultures. Secondly, history shows excellent
characters motivating young generation to put their effort into studying to be future
leaders. For example, by looking back at models such as scientists or kings in our
community before, it gives young people the insight and inspiration to move
forward.
On the other hand, international history also provides some significant values in
the development of students at schools. One important aspect is that it may be
strongly related to local history and students will have a better understanding of the
subject. For example, the appearance and their invasion of the French colonial
empire have a big impact on the history of Viet Nam. Another important benefit of
studying global history is that obtaining knowledge from the world enhances a
child’s horizons of the civilization and developments of humans. Understanding
other countries’ cultures and ethic are really helpful for the young when they want
to go abroad for work or further education.
In conclusion, I am not completely in favor of the viewpoint mentioned in the
question for some reasons which have been taken into account. I believe that
domestic and global history have equal meanings to children and can not be
brought into comparison.
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