There is an opinion that children should focus on learning national history rather than world history. In my view, I agree with this statement for several reasons.
On the one hand, world history plays an important role in understanding the overview of society in different periods. As a result, it’s more logical for children to connect domestic events which happened in a certain period. For example, many empires expanded their markets and invaded colonies to exploit resources in the 19th century. At that time, France, a big empire in Europe, invaded Vietnam where there were rich resources such as charcoal, petro, rubber.This can lead to approaching problems thoroughly for kids. Moreover, as children study world history, it helps them broaden their horizons. For instance, when children learn about big empires in the historical process, including the Persian empire, the Roman empire, the Egypt empire… They will grasp the meaning of how empires were founded and managed. In this way, children can learn valuable lessons in leadership and organizing groups.
On the other hand, studying national history boosts children to comprehend about previous generations. The foundation and development of the country where they are living as well as the satisfaction of their ancestors. In doing so, children appreciate what they have and they are more responsible for contributing to the prosperity of their country. In addition, it’s simpler for children to study national history because historical occurrences or figures are familiar with them through songs or poems which are told by their grandparents, parents and teachers at kindergartens when they were a little. In this way, children gain knowledge naturally and this requires less time for children to absorb historically long-distant events.
For the reasons mentioned above, I believe that there are many practical benefits of learning about national history compared to world history when we were kids. It’s necessary for children to grasp the country where they were born and are living before learning about world history.