The Formative Values of 9-Year School Pupils in the subject "My Birthplace" (Fieri Schools Case)

Abstract

In the entire operation of the school, the civic education of students occupies an important place, where the primary role for its realization is played by the history and geography of their birthplace, which together, via a broad activity, in and out the educational process, showing students concepts for the geographical area of the location of their birthplace; understanding of how geographic space is used in the service of human society; the connections and differences report of natural elements with the social community; for the relations in today's society, they show the long path of humanity, its history, its ceaseless struggle for development and progress; education and motivation and the feeling of love for their birthplace, etc.. Why should they recognize their birthplace? Firstly, all the cognitive activity of the child starts from the nearest to the farthermost. It starst with known and broadens its perspective to the mysteries of the universe. Secondly, recognizing the historic values of their own country, of their ancestors, they take great pride in and are enticed to do something, that their country and their city develop increasingly as the other European nations; and thirdly, recognizing their birthplace they are most likely to build their future life, to choose their path in life, you get used to exploit different sources and put them in the development of family service, of the community and of the entire society, etc..

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n1p341