Q. Some people believe that it is more important to teach children the literature and history of their own country, rather than the literature and history of other countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There is a common belief that it is more crucial to teach

kids

the

literature

and

history

of their own

country

, rather than those of other countries. I strongly agree with

this

opinion because if

children

learn about the

literature

and

history

of their own

country

they can have a

sense

of

identity

and make

the

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better

history

in the

future

.

In addition

, learning about other

countries’s

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literature

and

history

is difficult for

children

.

To begin

with, it is true that it is significant to teach

kids

the

literature

and

history

of their

country

.

This

is because

children

can develop a

sense

of

identity

for

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one’s

country

.

For instance

, when I was an elementary school student, I learned about Korean

history

and

literature

. They were mandatory subjects. Through these

class

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, I have learned about various kinds of historical stories from how our ancestors protected our

country

from invaders to what food Korean people enjoyed in the past. It was quite intriguing for me and it would help me to have a

sense

of

identity

and patriotism spirit.

Moreover

, by learning about one’s

history

and

literature

young generation can avoid making the same mistakes in the

future

. It means they can make better

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history

in the

future

. If teachers teach

children

the

literature

and

history

of their

country

,

children

will know about mistakes that their ancestors made before, and

then

, in the

future

, they are not going to make the same mistakes and they can make

better

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future

.

In addition

, learning about other

countries’s

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literature

and

history

is challenging for

the

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kids

. It is common that the majority of the

literature

and

history

of other

country

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countries

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are written

by

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different languages. Even though some books have

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a translation

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translation

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, it

still

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hard for

the

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children

to understand all of them deeply and correctly.

A

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survey conducted by Seoul

national

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University,

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70% of the students who took

a

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world

history

in a

primarily

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school responded it was too difficult to understand.

This

shows learning about other

countries’s

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countries’

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history

is tough and challenging for

the

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children

.

To sum up

, it is evident that teaching

children

one’s

history

and

literature

is more important rather than the

literature

and

history

of other countries since it will help

kids

to have a

sense

of

identity

and make better futures.

Furthermore

, it is still difficult for

young

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generation to understand another

country

’s

history

and

literature

. So, schools teach

kids

the

literature

and

history

of their own

country

.