History of 'ascending to the throne'

This year’s admission season, the public has paid attention to the University of Education (Thai Nguyen University) when it announced a fairly high admission score. Most notably, the History Education major achieved 27.94 points, surpassing both Literature Education (27.92) and History - Geography Education (27.8). This phenomenon raises the question, why has a subject that was once considered “difficult to remember, difficult to learn” now risen to the top of the admission score?

Parents take new students to school to complete admission procedures. Illustrative photo

For many years, History has been associated with a dry prejudice, focusing on memorizing facts and numbers, causing many students to consider it a minor subject. This situation has raised concerns about the risk of the younger generation turning their backs on national history.

However, in recent years there has been a clear change. The education program has been reformed in the direction of promoting critical thinking, and teaching approaches have become more and more lively. Many young teachers have boldly applied storytelling methods, exploited documents and films, combined with digital technology, turning dry historical pages into lessons that are close to life. Along with that, society is more concerned with "preserving the national soul", affirming that History is not only a subject, but also a cultural foundation.

The high benchmark scores of the History Pedagogy major not only demonstrate the attractiveness of the major but also reflect the needs of society. Making History a compulsory subject in the new General Education Program is an important boost, opening up stable career opportunities for students. At the same time, the development of research, media, museums, and cultural tourism fields also creates more job space for those studying History.

The choice of candidates this year shows that the young generation comes to History not simply because of “easy job hunting” or “high income”, but from a deep awareness of the role of historical knowledge in the development of the country. This is a welcome signal, demonstrating the love and responsibility of young people to the community and to the national memory.

From there, we can expect this shift in choice to contribute to overcoming the shortage of history teachers in many localities, a problem that has been a concern for the education sector in recent times.

Of course, high benchmark scores are not enough to confirm the quality of training or guarantee open career opportunities. The important issue is how to turn the “wave of love” into a real driving force to improve the quality of teaching and learning History.

To do so, teacher training colleges need to continue to innovate training methods, increase practice, link learning with cultural spaces and historical relics; and at the same time inspire students' passion and research skills.

Going beyond the story of scores, the rise of History Education reflects a change in social awareness of the role of social sciences and humanities, in which History holds a central position. When the past is recognized for its true value, the present has a solid foundation to build the future.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/giao-duc/202508/lich-su-len-ngoi-66a5c8c/