Voznosymenko D. Preparation of future teachers of mathematics to provide valeological support of junior schoolchildren

The determining factor of social and economic development of the state is the health of the nation. That is why maintaining and strengthening the health of the younger generation, which is of particular concern, is one of the key problems of modern society. An important role in forming a healthy lifestyle of the younger generation is played by the modern school. State policy aimed at providing in each institution of general secondary education appropriate conditions for the development of a healthy personality of the student, is implemented primarily through the educational activities of teachers. In view of the above, pedagogical institutions of higher education today face an important task in training future teachers who are able to instill in students a valued attitude to their own health and the health of others. The dissertation is devoted to the actual problem of preparation of future teachers of mathematics to provide valeological support of primary school pupils. Within the dissertation work a thorough analysis of pedagogical and scientific-methodical works on the research problem was carried out. The essence of the basic concepts of the outlined problem is specified. It is proposed to interpret valeological support of mathematics pupils as a system of valeologically oriented professional activity of mathematics teachers, which provides the most favorable conditions for maintaining, preserving, strengthening pupils 'health and the health of others and aims to develop pupils ' health competence. The professional training of future mathematics teachers to provide valeological support for pupils is defined as a holistic, methodologically sound process aimed at forming positive motivation, theoretical and methodological knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for future professional activities related to maintaining and strengthening the health of adolescents generation, the formation of pupils' healthy lifestyles. The readiness of future mathematics teachers to provide valeological support for primary school pupils is interpreted as the orientation of the individual, its values and a set of professional methodological knowledge, skills and abilities aimed at maintaining the health of the younger generation in the process of teaching mathematics.