Ars Technica16h ago
Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom
Sweden is bringing back books amid declining test scores.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/sweden-goes-back-to-basics-swapping-screens-for-books-in-the-classroom/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Show threadAndreas M. Heitmann 16h ago
@arstechnica Let's make the children carry kilograms of books again. Yeah, that's good, I guess. At least for chiropractors ... 😳🙄
Show threadHermannus Stegeman12h ago
@AndyGER @arstechnica yes. It truly is. They can handle it.
Show threadAndreas M. Heitmann 12h ago

@hermannus @arstechnica We children had to handle it for half a century because adults act like stubborn idiots …

Now we have the technology to change exactly that and what we see is people moving backwards.

Show threadHermannus Stegeman12h ago
@AndyGER @arstechnica I don't think you understand that books and digital technology can't offer exactly the same thing.
Technology can help, but it isn't an equal substitute. So we shouldn't treat it as such. Using books is no move backwards, using only technology was. So this is repairing a broken education system.
Same appears with the use of AI now btw
Show threadAndreas M. Heitmann 11h ago

@hermannus @arstechnica I disagree. If you want children to read books, motivate them in their free time with opportunities. School time is about effective learning. Not how to handle a book.

So if they have to carry high weights in order to read books, it is a bad idea.

How about you carry 30 kg with you for five days and eight hours a day? Just try it out. Have fun …

Show threadHermannus Stegeman11h ago
@AndyGER @arstechnica effective learning requires books. Have you read the article?
Show threadAndreas M. Heitmann 
@hermannus @arstechnica Books are not effective. They are nice to read …
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