Patriotism as an axiological basis for the patriotic position of a teacher

The article substantiates the importance of patriotic education of the younger generation of Russians in modern geopolitical conditions and reveals the significance of the teacher's personality as an example of a true patriot of Russia in the formation of patriotic consciousness, civic identity, and patriotic culture of students. The role of the patriotic position of the teacher in the education of patriotism of the younger generation is revealed. It is argued that the content of the patriotic position of the teacher is determined by relations, the basis of which is values, the key of which is patriotism. The analysis of the concept of «patriotism» is carried out at the level of philosophical, sociological, psychological and pedagogical scientific knowledge. It is substantiated that at the philosophical level, patriotism is understood as a basic moral value and the principle of responsibility to the Motherland; at the sociological level – as a mechanism for uniting society and forming civic identity; at the psychological level – as a personal attitude, feeling, motive that determine the attitude towards the Motherland; at the pedagogical level, patriotism is associated with the patriotic education of students through educational activities. The article reveals the common feature that unites philosophy, sociology, psychology and pedagogy in understanding the phenomenon of patriotism – its interpretation as a value. Evidence is provided that patriotism in the status of a value determines the axiological foundations of the teacher's patriotic position: it becomes an important element of the teacher's axiosphere; determines the teacher's worldview, setting the basis for the development of his conscious patriotic position; determines the structure and content of pedagogical activity on patriotic education of students; ensures effective transmission by the teacher to the younger generation of civic and moral meanings of patriotism.