Today, 86 years ago, on April 1, 1939 (February 12, 1939), Soviet educator Makalenko died. Makalenko was born on March 13, 1888. In 1914 he graduated from the Portova Teacher's College. After 1920, organized the Gorky Technical College to accommodate and educate homeless children. Successor as head of a youth crime institution. He believed that the family was the most suitable place to educate children. He disapproved of educating through precepts and slogans, believing that persecution and preaching were the most ineffective. He advocated labor as a basic means of intellectual and moral development; all children should bear labor tasks, and clear responsibilities, so that they understand the limits of personal rights and interests. His educational principles: as many requirements as possible, as much respect as possible.