Ідея вчителя у педагогічній спадщині академіка Івана Зязюна

У статті аналізується значення педагогічної спадщини Івана Зязюна для формування особистості вчителя ХХІ століття. Погляди вченого на академічний вигляд вчителя, його професійні якості, їх формування в педагогічному університеті тощо визначаються автором цілком суголосними новим підходам, які започатковані Законом України «Про освіту» (2017 р.) та Проектом «Нова українська школа».

The significance of I. Ziaziun’s educational heritage for the formation of the
personality of a teacher of the XXI century is analyzed in the article. It is emphasized
that the idea of a teacher is one of the main subjects of his pedagogical heritage,
which the scientist gave almost all his time. The notion «teacher», in accordance with
I. Ziaziun’s ideas, has been defined. The role and personality of a teacher in world
history from the ancient times to the modern period is revealed. The author focuses on
the peculiarities of the attitude towards the teacher’s profession in Ukraine and its
national cultural traditions in different historical periods, in particular during the
epoch of Tsarism and Soviet power, which, in spite of everything, were presented to
the world by the world’s leading teachers, world-class teachers and practitioners –
N. Pirohov and K. Ushynskii, A. Makarenko and V. Sukhomlynskii. The sacrament
remains not only their ingenious heritage, which is being studied today in the whole
civilized world, but also how they could create a similar in context and in spite of the
era in which they lived, experiencing its grandiose ups and no less grandiose falls. The
situation in the pedagogical space of modern Ukraine, the peculiarities and problems
of preparing a new teacher, which could find answers to the challenges of the era and
realize them in daily educational practice, is described. The characteristics of the
teacher of a new generation, successful and liberated from stereotypes, linguistically
competent, a researcher, an innovator, etc. are determined.
The views of I. Ziaziun on the academic teacher’s look, his professional
qualities, their formation at the pedagogical university, etc. are determined by the
author completely accordant to new approaches, which are initiated by the Law of
Ukraine «On Education» (2017) and the Project «New Ukrainian School».