Leisure pedagogy of John Amos Comenius

Abstract

Introduction. The article provides a retrospective analysis of the formation of Comenius leisure pedagogy, which is characterized as education aimed at perceiving the human world as valuable and spiritual. The purpose of this article is to motivate teachers of out-of-school education, in the words of Comenius, to "follow him", to enrich their work with his ideas. These ideas are constructive additions to already existing sources that have proven to be vital, functional, and have stood the test of time. Materials and Research methods. The work analyzes individual scientific works, through the prism of the specifics of leisure pedagogy. Results and discussion. The paper notes that Comenius pedagogy of leisure is seen as education and has a philosophical-religious dimension. The paper points out that leisure pedagogy is centered on understanding what a person is. In a person's life everything should be balanced, where the rhythm of labor and rest alternates. Leisure is a time for creativity and education. Conclusion. According to the results of the study, we can say that the pedagogical heritage of the Czech educator and philosopher John Amos Comenius in the field of pedagogy of leisure are not separated from his views on the content, forms and methods of education in teaching. They organically fit into the process of education outside school and in free time, being an important component of his timeless didactic theory even nowadays.