I remember when I was in 8th grade my history
teacher taught me about our state’s history. I found this subject to be very
interesting because it’s my home state. In England, the education secretary wants
to incorporate this idea into their education as well.
A lot people know about other countries but not so much
about their home state or town. If kids in school will learn more about their
state will create some type of pride. There
is a problem that people are unaware about their own surroundings, which
creates them to not respect the ancestors who have helped create where they are
living today. If students are taught from a young age their states or cities
history it will help them understand how hard their ancestors have worked to
get it where it is today. Kids would be able to say “I am from this state where
they started this invention.” If they were to gain this knowledge they would
begin to not trash the environment and begin to protect it. They will also
learn about how our state has overcome diversity and maybe these kids will
learn to keep that barrier down. A lot of schools worry about math and science
and have neglected their own history. Local history should be embraced all over
the world to create awareness. People say a lot “respect your elders” but how
can they respect them without knowing where they came from or how they to go
where they are today. England is taking that idea further and creating a
program where experts in local heritage will come to the school and teach that
topic, all countries should come up with a program like this.
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