Synthesis of psychology and pedagogy - a breakthrough in education

This collection includes the little-known works of an outstanding Soviet psychologist and teacher Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (1896-1934) in children"s pedagogy. A brilliant theorist and practitioner, L. S. Vygotsky made a revolution in pedagogy, associated it with psychology and considering the process of growth and teaching personality in a dialectical relationship with the outside world. Moreover, this consideration was carried out both in the angle of the history of human civilization, and in the angle of the stages of human life - from childhood to youth and adult period.
His innovative ideas and concepts in pedagogy and psychology have much ahead of time. They were, among other things, in demand in Soviet and American pedagogy of the second half of the 20th century. Studying the development of children, the scientist created and developed several areas in psychological pedagogy, among which it is necessary, first of all, to mention pedology and correctional pedagogy. Based on his ideas, a new democratic pedagogical school was created