{"id":11491,"date":"2023-09-11T04:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T02:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/11\/switching-off-sweden-says-back-to-basics-schooling-works-on-paper\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T04:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T02:37:32","slug":"switching-off-sweden-says-back-to-basics-schooling-works-on-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/11\/switching-off-sweden-says-back-to-basics-schooling-works-on-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Switching off: Sweden says back-to-basics schooling works on paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Schools minister Lotta Edholm moves students off digital devices and on to books and handwriting, with teachers and experts debating the pros and cons<\/p>\n

Since young children went back to school across Sweden recently, many of their teachers have been putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice, and devoting less time to tablets, independent online research and keyboarding skills.<\/p>\n

The return to more traditional ways of learning is a response to politicians and experts questioning whether Sweden\u2019s hyper-digitalised approach to education, including the introduction of tablets in nursery schools, had led to a decline in basic skills.<\/p>\n

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\nSchools minister Lotta Edholm moves students off digital devices and on to books and handwriting, with teachers and experts debating the pros and cons
\nSince young children went back to school across Sweden recently, many of their teachers have been putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice, and devoting less time to tablets, independent online research and keyboarding skills.
\nThe return to more traditional ways of learning is a response to politicians and experts questioning whether Sweden\u2019s hyper-digitalised approach to education, including the introduction of tablets in nursery schools, had led to a decline in basic skills. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Schools minister Lotta Edholm moves students off digital devices and on to books and handwriting, with teachers and experts debating the pros and cons Since young children went back to school across Sweden recently, many of their teachers have been putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice, and devoting …<\/p>\n

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