Pedagogical poem

Novels, novels, plays, short stories and essays by the outstanding educator and writer Anton Semenovich Makarenko (1888-1939) make up several volumes. "Pedagogical poem" - his most famous work. In it, the writer tells in an artistic form about his unique educational and pedagogical experience. The text of "Pedagogical Poem" is printed according to the first, full edition of 1934-1936. The book is decorated with illustrations by Honored Artist of Russia Anatoly Grigorievich Slepkov.
Pedagogical achievements of A. S. Makarenko are impressive. In 1920, near Poltava, he headed a colony for juvenile delinquents and in a short period of time from a motley troupe of street children was able to create a real commune - a cohesive and motivated to work collective. Life impetus, which gave his pupils Anton Semyonovich, allowed them to become successful people and achieve a high position in society. One faith in man for such success was clearly not enough. In 1917, Makarenko graduated with a gold medal from the Poltava Teachers' Institute, but the educational and pedagogical approaches adopted at his time were clearly not suitable for working with children, which the troubles of the revolutionary upheaval turned into asocial creatures. It is no coincidence that the colony, which was under the leadership of Makarenko, unofficially called "colony for the defective. His techniques and methods of education Anton Semyonovich invented, as they call it, "on the fly". A few years later, this unique educational experience, he set out in literary form in the book, which Maxim Gorky called a pedagogical poem - a book about the remaking of the psyche. Not surprisingly, "Pedagogical Poem" was translated into many languages of the world. Its text has been subjected to editorial revisions over time. In this edition it is printed according to the first full edition of 1934-1936. This unusual and unparalleled work is of universal importance. It is still relevant today. Some people consider Makarenko's pedagogical gift so unique that attempts to pass it on are doomed to failure. This is not so. The main precept of Anton Semyonovich is that a person seeking to teach and educate others, must first of all be a successful and knowledgeable specialist in any case. Without this, pedagogy turns into empty talk. Read Makarenko's book, and you will realize it yourself. The drawings in the book are made by Honored Artist of Russia A. G. Slepkov. G. Slepkov. Anatoly Grigorievich studied at the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and then for many years cooperated with publishing houses "Art Literature", "Children's Literature", "Malysh" and others, having performed for them hundreds of illustrations to the works of Tolstoy, Pushkin, Gogol, Chekhov, Sholokhov, Gaidar, Andersen and many other outstanding writers. Anatoly Grigorievich has a talent to accurately convey the images of literary heroes in his drawings. It is immediately noticeable in his illustrations. Many originals of his works have found their way to museums and private collections. They are kept both in Russia and abroad: in England, Holland, Denmark, France, USA, Japan and other countries of the world.