In recent years, it is common that young generations possess more knowledge related to international celebrities and famous film stars rather than influential figures in their nation’s history. In this essay, I will discuss some culprits of this phenomenon and propose several solutions to raise youngster’s interest in well-known individuals from the past of their country.
It is understandable why numerous adolescents know more about pop stars and famous film actors than historical figures in their country. The reason for this is that in the modern world, the outstanding development of technology has led to the emergence of countless social platforms and recreational media. This contributes significantly to the widespread reputation of stars and influencers from fields such as music and films, as the desire for entertainment increases day by day. With regard to people in history, it cannot be denied that young people do have an interest in them, but the history they have to study at school increasingly demolishes that enjoyment. In addition, compared to entertainment fields, education like history has not frequently appeared on social media, which is the main platform of operation for the younger generation.
To prevent the degradation of historical values, it is advisable to supply several solutions to address this problem. Firstly, government organizations like the education ministry should innovate the method of teaching history at school. For example, with the availability of many modern educational tools such as PowerPoint, teachers can integrate more images and videos into the lectures and transform them from boring to attractive, in order to maintain the attention as well as ensure the ability of absorption of their students. Another remedy is that musicians and movie directors should take more interest in history to influence young people. They can create more songs or new films about historical figures to provide historical information in a way that is easy for adolescents to understand, and this can also play a significant role in protecting historical identity.
In conclusion, the breakthrough in technology and the tedious teaching approach to history have resulted in this disparity of popularity degrees. Therefore, solutions like improvement in educational methods and using films and songs themselves to raise interest in famous figures from the country’s history among young people need to be implemented.