Development of the idea of moral education in the pedagogical heritage of S.A. Rachinsky

Maistrenko Alexey Igorevich

The purpose of the study is to determine the features and direction of the idea of moral education in the pedagogical heritage of the people's educator Sergei Alexandrovich Rachinsky. The article shows the foundations of the moral education of the famous teacher. Much attention is paid to the understanding of what should constitute the content of education in school, priority disciplines are marked. The thoughts of S. A. Rachinsky regarding the role and function of the teacher in primary education are considered, which are not limited only to the presentation of the subject material. The paper also describes the practical experience of S. A. Rachinsky in the construction and management of schools. Methods: analysis, synthesis, generalization, contributed to the interpretation and integration of information on the topic under study contextual analysis, taking into account the signs of the context of the idea being formed; historical and typological helped to identify the general, most characteristic features and sides of the phenomenon under study in order to organize it. The study revealed the enormous influence of the Orthodox Church and general Christian values on the idea of moral education in S. A. Rachinsky's pedagogy. Moral education was aimed at the formation of a whole, healthy personality in the child, possessing Christian and universal qualities.

Keywords:S. A. Rachinsky; moral education; folk school; church.