“She ( #GritMattiasPhelps )wanted #students to understand what #writing, #thinking and #classrooms were like before everything turned #digital. So, she found a few dozen old #ManualTypewriters in thrift shops and online marketplaces, and created what her syllabus calls an #AnalogAssignment.

#Learning / #Cornell / #AI / #analog / #analogue / #typewritter / #Olympia <https://apnews.com/article/typewriter-ai-cheating-chatgpt-cornell-ce10e1ca0f10c96f79b7d988bb56448b>

“In 2023, the Swedish government announced that the country’s #schools would be going back to #basics, emphasizing skills such as #reading and #writing, particularly in early grades.

After mostly being sidelined, physical #books are now being reintroduced into classrooms, and students are learning to #write the old-fashioned way: by hand, with a #pencil or #pen, on sheets of #paper.”

“digital technology isn’t being removed from schools altogether. Rather, digital aids “should only be introduced in teaching at an age when they encourage, rather than hinder, pupils’ learning.” Achieving digital #competence remains an important objective,”

#Learning / #Sweden / #EvidenceBased / #Digital / #Technology / #DigitalTecnology / #analog / #analogue <https://undark.org/2026/04/01/sweden-schools-books/>

Why Swedish Schools Are Bringing Back Books

Amid declining test scores, the country has pivoted away from screens and invested in back-to-basics school materials.

Undark Magazine