In recent days, it is believed by some that youngsters have more information about international celebrities than historical figures. There are several factors, that lead to this problem, such as the rise of social media and wrong promotion, however, solutions are available to tackle them.
One major contributing factor could be the widespread use of social media. It is easy to track famous pop and movie stars on social media due to their eye-catching contents. As a result, global stars are more appealing to young people rather than historical people. A further common cause is that historic personalities are not properly recognized. In many educational systems, programs are not sufficient to emphasize and present national history in an engaging way. Thereby, young people find more entertaining to follow global famous people than learning history.
To target these causes, perhaps the most effective remedy would be to change the forms of delivery of information about historical people. By creating interesting content about history through social media, such as short, stylish and engaging, it is possible to increase young people’s interest in famous people in history. Turning to another solution, including interactive methods to history curriculum will be effective in learning process. Thus, this can make learning of historical personalities more attractive.
In conclusion, several factors may be responsible for this problem. However, there are a number of steps such as reconsidering the delivery of the content and updating educational programs that can be taken to address them.