Theoretical Foundations of the Formation of Students' Interest in the Teaching Profession

The article reveals the theoretical foundations of the formation of students' interest in the teaching profession. The article presents the author's approaches to the concept of "interest", "interest in the profession". Several directions of determining interest were identified; modeling the process of forming students' interest in the process of organizing career guidance events and in the pedagogical practice of students; active entry of students into the professional environment in order to form students' interest in the teaching profession. The article reveals the stages of interest formation among students using the results of experimental work. This article examines the issue of the essence of professional self-determination and professional orientation of schoolchildren from the perspective of well-known scientists in the field of psychology and pedagogy. The psychological and pedagogical aspects of the formation of professional interest in the pedagogical activity of schoolchildren are analyzed.