I wanted to share this good news piece from Sweden, where educators are making a sharp turn back toward sanity. A return of books to the classroom and a more traditional way of learning:
“There’s clear scientific evidence that digital tools impair rather than enhance student learning,”
To counter Sweden’s decline in fourth grade reading performance, the Swedish government announced an investment worth kr685m (£50m) in book purchases for schools this year. Another kr500m will be spent annually in 2024 and 2025 to speed up the return of textbooks.
For more on the importance of physical books and reading lists to go along, see “Rehabilitating Ferals of the Digital Age”
