Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom

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

> Basic skills — especially reading, writing, and numeracy — must be firmly established first, physical textbooks are often better suited for that purpose.

Reading and writing, maybe, but numeracy? With a computer, you can get instant feedback, immidiately see whether you did the math correctly or not. With a textbook, you have to wait for your teacher.

Tbh the same applies to a lot of subjects if you discuss them with a sufficiently good LLM. You can use the Socratic method pretty much.