The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation at the beginning of this month congratulated all teachers on the holiday of their profession. Dmitry Medvedev said that it is modern teachers who form the spiritual values and moral guidelines of students.
However, these are only hackneyed phrases that can be heard from many people annually, not only on the day of the teacher, but also at various events that are associated with the upbringing and education of children. As Olga Tukhanin from Komsomolskaya Pravda noted, one cannot be free from people, living in society. Teachers can at least daily talk about the need to be kind, honest and bold. But does it help in practice? Modern children live in the modern world. They are very smart and independent, so they notice a lot and make personal conclusions. They spend a lot of their time not only at school, but also with friends and on the street, they also watch TV. And what does the child really see? Almost everything is allowed: to drive drunk at the wheel, killing and crippling people, while remain unpunished. It is only worth looking at the summary of the accident – the number of accidents with the participation of prosecutors, traffic police and officials are constantly increasing. Others can constantly lie, deceive, build intrigues – and, oddly enough, they have nothing for them either. On the contrary, it helps to achieve certain heights. Someone can calmly offend women, threaten and violate the law. And again nothing! But from other people it is asked for the slightest misconduct, any awkward movement. And this is at best. Before my eyes, a huge number of examples when people are responsible for other people’s crimes and misconduct, without doing absolutely nothing bad. This is all right. Therefore, what kind of forming of landmarks can be discussed when children themselves can see how double the modern world? It is unlikely that a banal repetition of teachers about kindness, honor and dignity can contribute to this. Therefore, it is worth considering how the next generation can be brought up in modern society.