HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE IMAGE OF THE KAZAN VIRGIN IN THE EDUCATION OF SPIRITUALITY, MORALITY, AND PATRIOTISM

Purpose: The article presents an analysis of the historical values and roles of the Kazan Virgin in the formation and development of the Russian state, the spiritual, moral and patriotic education of citizens and, above all, the younger generation of the country through the prism of the modern socio-cultural situation. Methodology: The study implemented the principle of consistency, the principle of objectivity, the principle of the subject-subject approach. Result: The Kazan Icon of Holy Virgin, the significance of which cannot be overestimated, is a very strong image that has protected the Russian land from foreign invaders from time immemorial. Not only ordinary people prayed to her, but also princes, kings. Particular emphasis is placed on the consideration of the educational component in the modern system of national education, the formation and development of appropriate values and orientations of students, systems of spiritual and moral values, civic identity, the place of spirituality and spiritual culture in the personality structure. The authors substantiate the importance of the image of the Kazan Virgin in solving the problem of spiritual, moral and patriotic education of the population. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of Historical Significance of the Image of the Kazan Virgin in the Education of Spirituality, Morality, and Patriotism is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner

Pedagogical conditions for gifted students' development and education: Overseas data

The article is devoted to one of the most urgent problems of modern pedagogy - the identification and development of gifted students, as well as the training of pedagogical personnel for work with them. This problem is considered to be universal. The article deals with the problems of gifted students' diagnostics, development and training. Also it analyzes the main components of teacher's professional qualification for working with gifted students, including its personal characteristics. The analysis reveals the current directions of work with gifted students and justifies the need to study international experience, which undoubtedly contributes to improving of gifted students' education and the system of teacher training for this category of students in Russia. The leading approach in the study of this issue is the methodological principle of systemic nature that allows the researches to take into account and structure various aspects and presupposes the elimination of one-sidedness in the selection and evaluation of factors. The main results of the research are to identify the conditions for the intellectual and personal growth of gifted students in schools and the system of additional education, as well as the requirements for the professional competencies of teachers. The materials of the article can be useful for teachers, educators, students and a wide range of readers who are involved in the system of working with gifted students