Upbringing the younger generation in the conditions of distance education and digitalization: new conceptual approaches in the rule-of-law state

The article analyzes the problematic issues that arise when using distance technologies in the educational process, and indicates that the full implementation of distance learning does not contribute to the effectiveness of the educational process. Attention is drawn to the existing problem of youth's enthusiasm for computers, which negatively affects both their health and the process of socialization. This problem can be exacerbated as a result of the widespread introduction of distance learning methods, this is why we call for a thoughtful approach to the issue and the preservation of the existing educational system, combined with a digital educational environment in a State governed by the rule of law. Purpose: to focus on the need to take into account the features of the use of distance technologies in the educational process. Methods: the research is based on empirical methods of description, interpretation, theoretical methods of formal and dialectical logic, historical and sociological. Results: the authors come to the conclusion that the emergence of distance learning technologies is undoubtedly associated with the next stage in the development of scientific progress, however, the introduction of these technologies into the educational process is justified only in some cases, for example, in a state of emergency, natural disasters, epidemics, epizootics, for children with disabilities, at the choice of parents and children. This must be taken into account when choosing the forms and methods of teaching in modern conditions.