Ideas about the upbringing of children in Russian folk pedagogy

Izmailova Alla Borisovna

The article considers the ideas about the initial stage of education, based simultaneously on the pagan and Orthodox traditions of Russian folk pedagogy. Education is aimed at the formation of moral and physical perfection. The undesirable methods based on the Old Testament tradition were gradually replaced by the more humane methods of education offered by the New Testament tradition. Numerous folklore works as a means of education in Russian folk pedagogy adapted the biblical ideas to the domestic conditions and offered parents answers to the pressing problems of raising children. Children are perceived in Russian folk pedagogy as a gift from God, and their upbringing is considered the primary duty of parents. The very process of raising children should begin with the birth of their mother. Examples of the use of methods and means of Russian folk pedagogy in the process of raising children are given.

Keywords:the idea of the perfect man in Russian folk pedagogy, education and training in Russian folk pedagogy, pagan and Orthodox traditions of Russian folk pedagogy, methods and means of Russian folk pedagogy, virtues and vices in moral education.