Scientific and Pedagogical Heritage of V.A. Sukhomlinsky and Modernity

In the year of the teacher and mentor, which was announced by the President of Russia V.V. Putin, special attention is paid to the role of the teaching profession in modern life. The article discusses the relevance of the scientific and pedagogical heritage of V.A. Sukhomlinsky in modern realities of education transformation. Particular attention is paid to the problems of self-development of students and the continuation of the implementation of ideas from the standpoint of their actualization in modern education. Folk pedagogy Sukhomlinsky recognized the personality of the student as the most important life value. The uniqueness and predictability of the principles of V.A. Sukhomlinsky manifests itself in the field of modern education, educational psychology, personality theory, developmental psychology. The teacher-innovator brought up self-esteem in students. His upbringing by work, team, word, beauty, nature was focused on morality and spirituality, on the formation of a thinking subject. Constructive ideas and innovative experience of the teacher-practitioner V.A. Sukhomlinsky have not lost their relevance today. For example, environmental education in modern schools is based on the ideas of V.A. Sukhomlinsky. In continuation of his ideas, we consider pedagogical activity as preventive medicine for society as a whole, since educated and educated people contribute to the sustainable development of society and prevent many social problems, and this is a motivating factor in a health-saving lifestyle. Generalization of practical work experience is realized on the basis of discussion forums, business games, seminars, round tables, where issues of compliance with the principles of health-saving pedagogy in the educational process are discussed. The implementation of organizational forms of interaction provides opportunities for an active dialogue between the subjects of the educational process in the framework of updating the ideas of the pedagogical heritage of V.A. Sukhomlinsky.