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The Rights of the Child as a Pedagogical Value

Summary/Abstract: Children spend most of their childhood at school. Due to this fact, teachers are among the most important adults in their lives (along with parents) who leave a lasting impression on their destinies. And regardless of whether students accept and recognize them as such or not, whether they listen to their words or not, with their behavior, example and attitude, teachers have a serious influence on the value system of children. And if they accept them as a value, as human beings with their own rights, not just with obligations and responsibilities, if they perceive these rights as pedagogical values, as part of their professional philosophy, and respect and honor them in practice, they will make a significant contribution to the formation of child students as good people and responsible citizens who fit well into society and in turn contribute to it being a democratic and just society in which all people have and freely exercise their human rights. The aim of the article is to comment on why and to what extent children's rights are a pedagogical value (part of the teachers' value system) and what this means in practice. In the context of the topic, ideas of alternative educators Celestin Freinet and Dimitar Katsarov are presented, which can be considered as an example of pedagogical values ​​oriented towards the child and his rights. It comments on how the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) can be applied as an element of the professional philosophy of teachers in the context of their role and mission related to children's rights.

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