The author of the collection "Reflections at the School Threshold" Tatyana Saulenko puts her views on changes in the education system and the development of pedagogy in general into a kind of system, based on her work experience and observations. According to the author, the growth of pedagogical excellence requires not only mastery of modern technologies of teaching, but also self-education of the teacher. Only a teacher who is in the process of search and self-improvement can form a modern personality.