Features of the relationship of adolescents’ self-esteem and their attitude to the teacher

The article discusses the problem of the relationship between self-esteem of adolescents and their attitude towards the school teacher. The self-esteem of adolescents is connected with the formation of their active cognitive activity, which serves as a motive for developing their life position. This issue is not new in psychological and pedagogical science, but requires a deep reconsideration in connection with the introduction of the new generation of educational standards. The experimental study was conducted at the municipal autonomous educational institution Secondary School No. 12 in Yelts named after V.A. Dorokhin with the participation of 40 children aged 13–15 years. The study examined the characteristics of self-esteem of adolescents and their relationship with the teacher. The research used the self-esteem methodology of S.A. Budassi and the method of repertory grid by J. Kelly, allowing to determine the opinion of adolescents about their school teachers. The main method of studying the relationship of adolescents with the teacher was the methodology of A.A. Ryabov Teacher through the eyes of the student. The conducted experimental research allowed to conclude that there is a direct relationship between the self-esteem of adolescents and their attitude towards the teacher, particularly adequate or lowered self-esteem contributes to predominantly positive attitudes towards the teacher by adolescents, while an inflated level of self-esteem leads to a negative type of relationship with the teacher.