“Conversations About the Important” and the Education of Younger Schoolchildren (Part 1)

The article discusses the importance of the Federal information and educational classes “Conversations about the important” in the patriotic and civic education of elementary schoolchildren. The opinions of supporters and opponents of the idea of this new component of the educational activity of an educational organization are evaluated, the sensitivity of children of primary school age is emphasized, which determines this period of a child’s development as the most favorable for the formation of higher moral feelings. The key positions of the content of the lessons “Conversations about the important” and the features of their organization are revealed.