One of the most pressing problems is the education of youth - education of the citizen and patriot of his country . In modern conditions of patriotic education is the link of the educational process , which often determines the performance. All major activities of pupils : teaching , work, public affairs , sports, hiking, game - can solve this problem . In adolescence occurs awareness among schoolchildren rightness , correctness of social development, show a tendency to realize the essence of phenomena , penetrate their causal relationships , gradually fold intellectual, emotional and volitional traits citizen.In high school, students are fuller and deeper understanding of the position of opponents, comprehend relationships between people of different social status , seek to understand their place in life . One of the most important tasks of education embodied in the concept is the formation of patriotism and citizenship , based on his love for the land , people, language , respect for the history of his homeland , national culture , traditions and customs.