The tutor as a guide in the subjective and personal becoming of the pupil

Abstract

Contemporary trends in changes in social life set new challenges for educators in searching for effective methods of working with children. All the definitions of modern times are aimed at urgent attention to the fact that the world created by man through the strength of his mind and will is so different that not only adaptation is enough for its duration and development, but also a new quality of human activity is required. It is determined by a disproportionately higher level of his autonomy and individual responsibility.
A child's teacher of the 21st century cannot act only as a "supplier" or "transmitter" of knowledge. Its role is to introduce the child to the world of knowledge and values, to the world of meaning and understanding of the world of symbols, awakening curiosity and inspiring them to search for an individual dimension of their own humanity and their own way of life. Therefore, the teacher's educational activities should oscillate between supporting the individual development of the child and constructive formulation of the world in such a way that people change in the course of the social relations they create.
Such a role can be played by a teacher-tutor who, using the basic phenomenon of the dialogue of the direct I-You, master-pupil relationship, will contribute to the self-creation and "becoming" and the creation of the subject-personal dimension of the child's human existence.
The issue of tutoring and the tutor is an important element in building the pupil's autonomy. The condition of the individual's autonomy, being free, is continuous learning and expanding one's own cognitive control capabilities, creating one's own model of the world and one's needs. Tutoring perceived in this way is an important element in the process of developing individuality.
Nowadays, a student needs a teacher-guide who will introduce him to the dynamic world of knowledge and prepare him for continuous learning. A teacher-translator who can bring knowledge closer to the world and shows wisdom, and a teacher-self-creator, who can individualize the program of work with a child, direct him to the multiplication of developmental resources, the development of his individuality and the competence of being in the world. All these roles should be linked by a teacher-tutotr.
According to Galileo, "a man cannot be taught anything. You can only help him find what is already in him ", the task of the tutor is to help the mentee find his talent, want to develop it and translate it into his strength.