Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Reflection on Korean history textbooks

1. Is it wrong or right for a government to publish a history textbook?
It is wrong for a government to publish a history textbook because
such action is another kind of dictatorship and government-led policies can distort the history
and even exclude important historical figures from the textbook.

In addition, the government should listen to our voices and conduct a poll among
citizens for revising its contents. Pressing ahead with the plan is not fair in terms of
teaching the right history for our students.

2. Do you think the new history textbook is going to be made by balanced views?
It will be made with distorted views by arbitrary decisions of the Korean government.

3. Young students should learn about historical figures who fought for

our independence and those who suffered from the compulsory labor and sex slavery.
The government may change the contexts in the textbook, but it cannot change the history or the fact.

No comments:

Post a Comment