Teaching as a Value: Not to Lose Trust (On Teaching Russian)

The article proposes to consider moral qualifications in the context of the teaching profession, as this profession perfectly illustrates an example of the highest moral integrity and professionalism. The teacher profession, especially a teacher of Russian language and literature, requires not only formal skills and teaching responsibilities, but it is also necessary to possess a set of moral qualities. Illustrative materials include data from a comprehensive survey conducted among students of general secondary education institutions in the Republic of Belarus, ranking their interest in Russian language lessons at school. The concept of “moral qualifications” of a teacher is introduced, along with one form of work involving the labeling and description of the values of teaching in the literary club “Value Stories of Teaching”. This club offers thematic fields for discussing works about teachers, childhood/youth, and school. The main goal of this work is to create a personal value library of peace, conscience, and kindness.