In the 21st century, many teenagers know more about foreign pop and movie stars than notable figures in the country’s history. This phenomenon is caused by numerous reasons, and some solutions can arouse young people’s interest in famous people in their own nation.
The fact that the young individuals are more concerned with international celebrities than famous people in the history of their nation is caused by the strong influence of social media. International well-known people, such as pop and movie stars, who often show up in mass media, which is easily accessible to the youth. By contrast, infamous people in the nation’s past are rarely mentioned in teenagers’ daily lives. As a result, they tend to be less attractive to famous people in the history of their country than international pop and movie stars. An additional reason is that history is usually taught in a traditional way at school, such as through books and lectures, which have many words instead of being combined with words and pictures. This source makes students always feel bored, so they do not focus on history lessons, and almost all of them choose to sleep in the class rather than listen to lectures.
There are many ways to arouse young people’s interest in notable figures in the history of their nation. The first step is for the government to modernize the way that education is taught. By fully equipped modern equipment like a television for each classroom. This way may attract students’ concern in each lecture, especially history lectures. In addition, social media also play a potential role in arousing teenagers’ interest in well-known historical figures. For example, some social media recently updated the status about famous figures in the nation’s past with short videos along with music. Thanks to this approach, many young people nowadays are noticing notable historical people in their country.
In conclusion, the domination of social media and the traditional teaching methods are the main reasons why teenagers are more interested in international pop and movie stars than famous historical figures in their nation. However, by modernizing education and making use of social media platforms to introduce history in an engaging way, young individuals can gradually develop more curiosity and pride in the notable people of their fatherland’s past.