14 February 1932 - 3 March 2015
Vladimir Karakovsky, D.Sc., professor, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Education, People's Teacher of the USSR, who devoted 60 years of his life to education of school children in Russia. He is a co-author of cooperation pedagogy. In 1988-1991, he was a chairman of the All-Russian Council for Public Education. From 1977 to 2011, he was a director of the school #825 in Moscow.
In 2003, for his great personal contribution to the development of education and years of diligent work, he was awarded the Order «For Merit to the Fatherland» of the IV degree. For the years of his activity for the benefit of Moscow and Moscow citizens, he was awarded the medal «For the 850th anniversary of Moscow» (1997), and the badge «For faultless service to the city of Moscow» (2011).
He was also awarded the title of Honoured School Teacher in 1971 and People's Teacher of the USSR in 1991 for his outstanding achievements in upbringing and education and his effective pedagogical activity. In 1986, Vladimir Karakovsky became the holder of the Lenin Komsomol Award for his great contribution to teaching activity, significant achievements in the development of initiative and creativity among pioneers and Komsomol members. In 1997, he became the winner of the President of the Russian Federation Prize in the field of education for the development of study guide for educational institutions «Upbringing? Upbringing… Upbringing!»
Vladimir Karakovsky was convinced that «school of the future should be the school of deep education.» In one of his works, he wrote: «We think about the future school as follows:
Without memory there is no history,
Without history there is no culture,
Without culture there is no spirituality,
Without spirituality there is no education,
Without education there is no Human,
Without Human there are no people!»
Karakovsky's ideas have had a huge impact on the development of scientific and pedagogical concepts of education and educational systems of several teachers' generations in Russia.
Polyakov S.
D.Sc., professor at the Department of Psychology at Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University
sdpolyakov@mail.ru
The presented article is in honour of Vladimir Karakovsky, an outstanding Soviet and Russian scientist and teacher. It briefly outlines how his pedagogical ideas have developed within social and ideological contexts. Karakovsky advocated collective creative pedagogy with the focus on the development of initiative and creativity among children and youth. According to Karakovsky, a school educational system begins with the development of common educational goals and ideas about the desired way of life for children and adults. Values are at the heart of this educational system. Karakovsky included the following concepts in the list of values: Human, Family, Homeland, Knowledge, Peace, Labour, Culture and Earth. The essence of education is to form collective relationships in accordance with these values. There is need for symbolization of school events and traditions taking into account the existing school values. Upbringing should combine short periods of lively, vivid events and periods of daily routine. Successful upbringing implies experience of self-knowledge, understanding the laws of collective life, experience of helping others in their development. The article may be useful for comprehension and understanding of social and educational concepts associated with the history of collective education in Russia and prospects of its development.
References:
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