Handicraft activities in elementary education of children in the third decade of the 20th century and the second decade of the 21st century

Abstract

The discussion aims at attracting attention to a pedagogically disturbing phenomenon of a visibly lowering level of manual dexterity of children in early education. There are probably many reasons for the situation, and it is believed that it can be largely attributed to a dominating intellectualism and technical focus in elementary education on the one hand, and lack of pedagogical interest in practical activities on the other.