PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE MIND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE WORKS OF VO SUKHOMLINSKY

Abstract

The article analyzes the scientists views on the relevance of the pedagogical heritage of V. O. Sukhomlynsky in the implementation of the New Ukrainian School concept: the principles of child-centeredness and nature-compliance; components of the pedagogical system – the deep psychologization of an educational process, the organization of various types of children activity, development of their emotional intelligence, the humanistic relationships in pedagogical and student groups, the creation of a developing environment, etc. The views of V. O. Sukhomlinsky about the concept of «mental education», features of adults and children mental work, unity of child intellectual and emotional development, research character of mental activity are analyzed. The psychological and pedagogical conditions of children mental education in the works of V. O. Sukhomlynsky, which are relevant for modern education, are determined and described. Psychological-pedagogical conditions include a set of objective possibilities, forms and methods of pedagogical activity, based on the development laws of the child’s personality, creating a psychologically comfortable and safe environment. The determined psychological and pedagogical conditions are aimed at ensuring the effective mental development process of the child: the consideration of the laws of mental development of the person, psychophysiological mechanisms of human thinking, age characteristics of children, phased thinking development of the child from figurative to abstract, creating psychological comfort, observance of the culture of mental work, organization of interaction between child, nature and society on the basis of research activities, education of children personal qualities, which will promote their mental development, the development of cognitive motivation and child’s curiosity, the creation of an intellectual environment, the implementation of the appointment of an educational institution – to teach the child to study.