Formation of junior schoolchildren's independence under conditions of primary school.

Abstract

The article discusses some aspects of junior schoolchildren's independence under conditions of primary school. The notion of "the junior schoolchild's independence" is seen as the ability to set various tasks and solve them without a support and motivation from the outside. The new and defining features of this age such as cognitive orientation, ability to set goals, plan and organize one's work, reflection, initiative, creative activity, are the basis and at the same time, expand the range of key aspects for the development of independence. Attention is emphasized on basic principles of continuity, continuity of education and comfort of the child's personality development, which give an opportunity to create an environment in which new features of this age develop in full and result in independence formation. It is accentiated that all this is the basis for development and formation of responsibility in the next age period. As for the principle of continuity of education, it is realized by providing continuity and prospects of content and coordination of educational activities at the stage of primary level education. The authors determine the nature of the principle of continuity which is revealed through its leading function – providing the lytic development of the child during the transitional age periods, and the principle of comfort. Its implementation is carried out through training and retraining of teaching staff in the system of higher education, formation of professional competence corresponding the requirements of present days, independence and humanistic relationships in the system "child-teacher"', "teacher-child". It is noted that implementation of the above mentioned principles of personality's life organization during primary school age will contribute to preservation of its uniqueness, independence formation, originality and distinctness of each student that will help a child to avoid discomfort when he finds himself in a new social situation of development.