FEATURES OF D.I. MENDELEEV’S SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL VIEWS: PEDAGOGICAL HERITAGE FOR THE PRESENT

Abstract

The article touches upon a problem of comprehension of the pedagogical heritage of prominent Russian scientists and teachers, thanks to whom the national pedagogical traditions of education and upbringing, reflecting the cultural code of Russia in its timeless meaning, formed and developed. Based on this, the author focuses on the comprehension of the system of pedagogical views of D.I. Mendeleev, one of the greatest Russian scientists and teachers of post-reform Russia, which not only have not lost their significance, but have also been actualized in connection with the noticeable dynamics of the transition of Russian reality to the information and digital format. The scientific and methodological ideas of the scientist, put forward in connection with the crisis of the modern education system, which today are consonant with the search for improving the organization and content of education at school and higher educational institutions, are considered. The analysis of the values and enduring importance of the scientific and methodological heritage of D.I. Mendeleev is presented in the context of modern trends in Russian education.