Family education in the light of Mieczysław Brzeziński (1858-1911) writings
Family education in the light of Mieczysław Brzeziński (1858-1911) writings

Summary/Abstract: Mieczysław Brzeziński (1858-1911), pedagogue and socialworker by avocation, initiated and co-organized many cultural, educational and scientific undertakings in the Kingdom of Poland. He wrote many studies in the broadly understood area of pedagogy and education: hundreds of articles and several dozen books. Brzeziński adopted the JudeoChristian conception of man and the organicist conception of society, which had an impact on his conception of education/upbringing. He understood education as an art of conscious educational influence upon man, in which the main role is played by the family home. As regards physical education and health of children, especially children from rural areas, pedagogue distinguished seven issues: nutrition, housing, clothes, cleanliness of the body, developing power and agility, labour, play and sleep, accidents with the participation of children and common child age illnesses. Out of the values vital for moral upbringing, Brzeziński favoured: sobriety, honesty, respect for women, premarital and marital purity, concern for children and teenagers, diligence, consent, cooperation, friendship, justice, piety, responsibility, goodness, modesty, mildness, generosity. He could not imagine moral formation without Christ, whom he regarded as the ultimate example of moral excellence. He believed that patriotic upbringing is not only connected with pursuing knowledge, forming emotions and enriching imagination, but also with forming the will. He appreciated the exceptional value of intellectual and religious upbringing in the family.

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