THE PROBLEM OF ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN THE WORKS GABDULLA TUKAY THE ENLIGHTENER OF THE LATE XIX - EARLY XX CENTURY

The subject of the research is the moral content of the works of G. Tukay (26/04/1886 - 15/04/1913) the enlightener of the late XIX - early XX century. A lot has been written about the educator G. Tukay. There are Tukay scholars who have been researching the life and work of the enlightener. His creative work and pedagogical activity, as well as the educational significance of his didactic works, were noted by many contemporaries, then by Tatar, Russian, and foreign scientists and educators. His works have been translated into many languages of the world and are read all over the world. The works of the educator are available to all readers on the Internet. G. Tukay is valuable because he raised global problems reflecting the dreams and aspirations of the Tatar people. Nevertheless, G. Tukay has not yet been fully revealed as a teacher and educator, his works on the content of different areas of education have not been analyzed. This article reveals the environmental problems raised by the educator; reveals the tasks that he set for himself as an educator. In the course of the research, methods of analysis and synthesis of the artistic works of the educator G. Tukay, comparison, identification of the main factors of environmental education, etc. have been applied. As a result of the work, the poems "A Child and a Butterfly", "Autumn", "Signs of Spring" and the poem "Shurale" have been analyzed, in which the problem of environmental education is revealed in a peculiar and hidden way. This emphasizes the distinctive features of the enlightener's creativity. The results of the study can be applied in teaching the "History of Pedagogy and Education" in terms of the regional component of pedagogical education in universities, pedagogical colleges, advanced training of primary school teachers, the Tatar language and literature. Having analyzed the works of the educator of the late XIX - early XX century, G. Tukay, the authors have concluded that the problem of environmental education is relevant at all times. Tukay, as an educator, pays special attention to the ecological education of children, and in nature he elevates the strength of a man, love for the nature of his native land, emphasizes the creative role of a man in nature protection.