Specificity and causes of school phobia in children and teachers' actions

The article presents the problem of school phobia in the context of the need to rethink it on the basis of new research findings on the subject. Moreover, the increasing scale of the problem implies the need to look for new solutions, also of a systemic nature. The text therefore refers to and critically evaluates synthetic approaches to the problem proposed by researchers. An important part of the study is a presentation of teachers' and students' attitudes towards anxiety and ways to limit its consequences for the fulfilment of the role of a student. It concludes with recommendations for pedagogical practice in order to eliminate the phenomenon of school phobia and limit its individual and social consequences.