Sweden reexamines the use of computers in schools | Focus on Europe

Lvad School in the southern Swedish town of herbo first thing as the school day begins pupils turn in their phones in Sweden many fourth graders have smartphones so mine sidon collects them every morning the first class of the day is math and today the teacher has a surprise today you’re getting your first

Real math book cool no I wanted to give it to you now so you can take your time looking at it go ahead and browse through it’s brand new these are the first printed books that children have been given after nearly four years in this class until now they have worked almost entirely

With laptops and math it doesn’t take long before they begin noticing differences there are more descriptions than on the laptop what might be harder is that now we have to read ourselves before the computer read the exercis is allowed for us it’s better with the books because the computer always

Freezes but I have trouble writing so it’ll be harder for me because now I have to write everything by hand turning real Pages again in Sweden many classrooms are slowly embarking on this reversed course for years even Primary School pupils were taught almost exclusively digitally just 5 years ago the education

Ministry issued National guidelines recommending digital teaching AIDS like laptops or apps rather than books juanette wiberg is the second teacher today she’s also noticed the negative effects of purely digital lessons the children read more slowly yeah they have a smaller vocabulary and understand less of what they

Read we think it’s because we have taught too much with digital means Sweden has a decentralized education system there are State schools and numerous private schools an education policy is not centralized meaning that different schools and teachers don’t have to follow a uniform digitization approach his government now wants to

Change that Sweden’s conservative prime minister olol christon invited the winners of a reading competition to a small celebration he says especially Primary School students should read more and the minister for schools L Idol agrees this year alone the government is providing 0 million EUR for book purchases I think the problem with

Digitization in Sweden is that it is very much being toed down many teachers protested against it but they didn’t feel they were heard I believe that you should only use digital teaching materials with older children according to brain research young children shouldn’t be exposed to screens at

All if Sweden’s government gets its way teachers will soon receive new guidelines the minister for schools also wants to prevent young children from being glued to a screen too early obvious even when I talk to parents that we need to get the books back because a book also makes it easier

For them to understand what their child needs to study for the next test instead of just being handed a note or a link link back at LAD school it’s geography class now the children do get their laptops out they will use them to explore Sweden learn where cities and

Regions are and mark them on the screen how much digitization belongs in the classroom Sweden’s School Authority also points to the teachers role they need to handle the new tools correctly the future is digital so we have to teach those tools to our children and prepare

Them if I could choose i’ opt for a combination student 610 demonstrates the naturally the computer is freezing again so he gets the exercise from the book

Sweden has long been a pioneer in the digitization of educational practices. The Swedish Minister for Schools, Lotta Edholm, is adamant about bringing books and more classical teaching methods back into the classroom.

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47 comments

  2. I keep hearing teachers say they are quitting due to students' bad behavior, lack of attention, etc. Then the schools stick them in front of screens the whole day. Sounds like the kids (and the teachers) are being set up to fail.

  3. And whats to happen to our children when the whole world shuts off the internet phone lines… its horrible what I have seen my kids exposed to in public schools here in the USA. Now I wanna move to Sweden
    😂 glad this was posted even if it set off alarm bells in my brain. It seems like a smaller classroom setting with two teachers.. amazing.

  8. Here in Canada we expect kids to try to eat their lunch while watching tv. My step daughter use to come home with a full lunch everyday because she said she was distracted by the tv. We don’t even have these bad habits at home why is the education system trying to put our kids in front of screens constantly? How about let them socialize while eating lunch.

  9. Yes…. too much screen time in classrooms. Just because a student (or anyone) is staring at a computer screen does not mean they are engaged in any kind of learning or critical thinking. There is an addictive element to the overuse of screens.

  10. The No Tech approach is what makes the Waldorf private schools here in the U.S. so attractive to Silicon Valley tech gurus AND us normie parents alike.

  12. Same in Canada 🇨🇦, children can barely read and write. They are afraid of math. Every time they fund raise is to buy more screens for the school!

  13. I wonder if it was non-educators (parents) pushing for computers in the classroom in the first place. Or school boards trying to attract parents to their private schools?

  14. I actually went to school at the beginning of the handheld calculator era…they were forbidden to use in the class, so I am in that way a dinosaur, however even in my dotage and can still add, subtract, multiply, divide and figure out percentages in my head…..

  15. I don’t agree- I think older children- high school- would benefit if we went back to textbooks and less having everything digital and fill in the blank notes

  16. Agree, we need to reduce gadgets and screen time and too much digital world interactions. This is necessary for a healthy lifestyle for kids and adults. Plus reducing gadgets helps combatting climate change.

  17. I was listening to a guy complaining recently about how inner city public schools in usa dont have ipads for every student and how this inequality of tech access it a big problem in our system. NOBODY had ipads or computers in a classroom that long ago. Mark Zuckerberg didn't grow up with an iPad as his classroom tool.

  18. Phones and laptops can hurt sight, UpTo the level where shortage of qualified candidate for military services may occur. Pilots and navigators as will.

  21. I grew up in the advent of computers in Silicon Valley. Did you know that Zuckerburg’s kids don’t even go to schools that allow screen time before middle school? Waldorf, Montessori, and Nueva style schools… nature based or look at Elon Musk’s old homeschool, grown to include his employees’ children.

    If people whose lives and careers are built on tech encourage their children to avoid it or limit it then there is a reason. Right?

  22. I was shocked when they said that that was their first book in school. I think it makes obvious sense that kids learn basic skills & knowledge through analog means until maybe middle school.

  23. That's why homeschool is important they are being taught by the one who loves them and should care for their real needs. Base programs don't help special need children except to stand out and be bullied😢

  25. I am very sensitive to light and lookingh at screens for days makes it so bad that I have to stop for a week to watch anything (and I use filters al the time!) Not to mention the eye damage over time, an eye doctor told me that later on in life we'll have a boom of eye problems and maladies.

  27. My wife teaches animation at a university and finds that students consistently do other things other than school assignments and anything related to class. They’re literally doing this in front of her and in many ways she has no ability to enforce it due to bad university policies and the fact that they all have their phones too.

    Obviously teaching good habits and enforcing of rules is also important but I think it would be better to force students to turn their phones in or actually have a 3 strikes rule where they basically get counted as absent if using their devices.

    …..but of course this also gets complicated because then these students will go to their school DEI coordinator or whatever and then the professor will receive some form of message asking for the teacher to be lenient on the student because they have some kind of psychological issues. It’s ridiculous.

  29. Ohmg😂😂😂This is when you have left controlling the country. Dumb down the society an then show them book. Wow it is exciting is ur not something new. 😂😂😂

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  31. I graduated in 22 we didn’t use computers full time until high-school. I didn’t realize how impactful this could be to younger students.

  34. This clip reminds me of the “one-size-fits-all” approach to education, particularly in cash-strapped public schools, and I absolutely dislike it. While I’m sure most students would benefit from some or little screen exposure, this is definitely not the case for one of my children. She was failing in the first few grades of primary school but turned around and became a high achiever starting in the third grade. The difference? The school started using laptops. It seems my daughter had an undiagnosed learning disability, dysgraphia. Typing out her schoolwork allows her concentrate more on what she wants to say instead of forming her letters by hand. Spelling is still an issue (if she’s denied access to spell check software). I hope Sweden has the wisdom to examine the needs of each individual student, and let those who could benefit, keep the technology in front of them.

  36. Surely it's about using the appropriate method/ tool for the job ..and some times it is NOT a computer…that's just one of the options. Learning what to use and is a skill. I think those of us who didn't grow up with computers often over compensate and think we need to encourage children to use them to do everything..we don't.

  41. This is so interesting; we think tech in the classroom is this wonderful thing and we are deprived without it. This video has been eye-opening.

  42. Round tables look comfy but aren't optimal in classrooms. Concentration is better when you don't have to strain your neck to see the teacher and aren't distracted by fellow students facing you.

  43. This is not a “Trend,” rather we will see this globally. While computers, as computers, can help in learning, computers are the beginning and the end to learning.

  44. Can anyone explain the backstory of this for me? Did there use to be some kind of policy to stop using textbooks and use digital devices instead before this “shifting back to the basics” thing?

  45. I am 16 and I rarely use a computer for school until the pandemic hit. After that, I went back to physical handouts and assignments for a year. After that, I got my personal laptop and took the family tablet for myself, I started digitalizing most of my stuff as much as possible but I soon realized that I read and understand better when they are printed. I was puzzled as to why this was the case until I found that there was a scientific evidence proving it. Still, I appreciate the convenience of being able to study anywhere and annotate slides and books easily but when it comes to attending classes, I still think sticking with paper is the way to go. It is funny to see that screens still cannot fully replace printouts just yet, which is a bummer.

  47. The lights from the constant use of my phone as an adult is already giving me issues in my vision talk less of children looking into laptop screens all through school. They’ll get a lot more vision issues and not to mention the distractions that comes with computers like games and pornography

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