ON SOME ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

Abstract

The article deals with a problem of formation of independence in primary school students. The author gives a generalized description of the concept “independence”. The researchers shows that the primary school age is sensitive for the education of independence, which can be considered as an integrative indicator of the child’s development, contributing to the realization of the ability to navigate in changing conditions, to use knowledge and abilities in solving non-standard situations. The most productive activities of primary school students are identified, in the process of which knowledge and skills of independence are developed. The importance of folk traditions in the formation of students’ independence is emphasized. The author concludes that the involvement of the younger student in the collective work activity helps to develop his independence and responsibility for the performance of the activities that are assigned to him by the group. The formation of independence of primary school students should be based on the integration of family opportunities, regular and extracurricular activities, taking into account the peculiarities of the traditional culture of education.