Nowa koncepcja kształcenia ogólnego a nauczycielskie studia historyczne

Abstract

Worked out in the Ministry of National Education conception of general education expects essential changes in the present system of Polish education. These changes must also include universities, particulary the ones educating teachers. The succes of the Ministry conception, called by some people educational revolution, will depend on the competence of these teachers. There must take place profound revision of obsolete principles of school activities during teacher training course. First of all programmes of studies and lesson methodology must be changed as regards the education of history teachers. Selection of historical content and accompanying historiosophy cannot omit expectations and social aspirations, brought about by deep alternations of life in Poland and all over the world. And also well-educated history teacher should undertake difficult task preparing learners to live in modem and still democratizing society. They may influence young people's conscience and attitude to life, providing them with true knowledge of the past and showing the truth of the life of previous and fight. History students have to connect theory with educational practice in a collage. Obtained scientific knowledge and didactic skills gained during studies must be constantly confronted with the school reality. Hence frequent inter-class visiting and carrying out lessons by the students themselves will be the best way of preparing future teachers to responsible and proper education of children and youth. The education of history teachers in a college executed according to new conception of general education obliges scientific- -didactic workers to revise and improve prevailing methods of educational-didactic activities.