CREATING A PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER’S PROFESSIONAL IMAGE IN THE TERMS OF EDUCATION SYSTEM REFORMING

The article discusses the formation of a physical education teachers' professional image and its main characteristics. It substantiates the importance of studying the process of creating a positive professional image of the teacher in terms of humanization and democratization of the education system. The features of the teacher's and the students' modern professional work belongs to the profession of the physical education teacher. The author presents the analysis of scientific-pedagogical and socio-psychological literature. The following problems were solved: the degree of studying image formation problem is examined; the structure and nature of a modern teacher's image is determined. It was concluded that the formation of a physical education teachers' positive professional image is not a substitute for teaching activities and additional components are required. It is also necessary to focus on the teacher's understanding of internal student world, and the constant development of his inner world. Reforming education, going to the humanization and democratization, focuses on personal development, not just on a simple transfer of knowledge imposes entirely new requirements for teacher personality. Society needs not only a teacher who gives knowledge, reproduces them and is a competent performer, and, above all, a professional, capable of continuous self-improvement that focuses on creativity and flexibility of thinking; personality, possessing a high human culture, is able to predict the end result of his or her activities, to realize their ideas, active, emotionally balanced and strong-willed person. The success of the teachers' work depends on the degree of awareness of their professional and personal impact on others and taking responsibility for the consequences of this influence. A positive image is important for teachers and students and it is important for the teacher, as well-formed image is the key to success, both personal and professional. The main thing is that a positive professional image should come from constant desire for teacher's self-improvement.