Some people argue that schools should prioritise teaching local history, while others believe that learning about world history is equally, if not more important. Although studying the local history is crucial for children to understand their cultural identity, I believe that developing global awareness and tolerance towards other nations through teaching of world history is far more important.
Supporters of local history claim that schoolchildren must know what history their country has. Children should know their national traditions, historical figures and local struggles to build a sence of belonging. The youth raised as patriots will most likely be devoted to their homeland take concrete steps to foster its development. To illustrate, in Uzbekistan, there is a policy that every school must devote a significant amount of time to studying our ancestors and holding national events.
However, teaching global history may aware children about global events. Understanding reasons for wars and economical changes thoughout the history of our planet may provide the future of our nation to be more broad minded. Moreover, familiarization with other cultural beliefs and traditions can create a tolerance among children from the early age. For instance, nowadays being tolerant is essential to avoid social discrimination or futher political conflicts.
In conclusion, while learning local history may offer a greater understanding of cultural identity and raising future nationalists, from my perspective, teaching world history in schools provides children with a wider horizont and tolerance towards others. Thus, I posite that tuition of global history has a higher priority.