What is the role of patriotic education?
It is the moral and patriotic education that is the fundamental element of the entire social consciousness, in which the basis of the vitality of each state is based. Realizing the urgency of this problem at the present stage, it is necessary to realize that the formation of the personality of preschool children is simply impossible without educating their patriotic feelings from a small age.
The purpose of patriotic education
The tasks of patriotic education of preschool children are quite numerous. The main one is to instill a sense of love for one's native nature, family and home, and also directly to the history and culture of the country in which he lives. That is why it is necessary to start the process of patriotic upbringing of children in preschool institutions .
As you know, feelings of a patriotic nature are laid throughout the life and existence of mankind, under the influence of a specific socio-cultural environment. So people directly from birth instinctively, very naturally and unnoticed for themselves, get used to their surrounding nature, environment, and also to the culture of their native country, in other words, to the life of their native people.
Peculiarities of Patriotic Upbringing of Preschool Children
It must be borne in mind that every child perceives the reality surrounding him with the help of emotions. That is why, the patriotic upbringing of any growing generation, it is necessary to begin with instilling a sense of love for one's native city, town, country. Only after that he has feelings of admiration for his native village. They do not arise after a few lessons. As a rule, this is the result of a systematic and rather long, as well as purposeful influence on the child.
The upbringing of children should be carried out constantly, in class, activities, and even in the game, and at home. Pedagogical work is built so that it passes through the heart, literally every pupil of the kindergarten. The preschooler's love for the Motherland begins with the formation of his attitude towards people close to him - mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, with love for his home, the street where he lives.
A special role in the patriotic education of youth is devoted to museums and cultural monuments. They help to join the children in the historical and cultural values of their people, learn about various events in the history of their native land, and the state as a whole. Thus, patriotic education
The opening of new museums and historical monuments only contributes to the development of patriotic education in the country, provoking interest among young people who want to know the history of their people. Therefore, the main task of local authorities is the restoration of cultural facilities, as well as the opening of more museums that will be visited not only by the citizens of the country, but also by tourists from abroad.