Sweden returns to using textbooks

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Again Europe is ahead on education. If only Randi Weingarten would immigrate and even things out.

Sounds like they're looking backward now. Next they'll be using handwritten manuscripts or scrolls.

Why no. They are in cursive most likely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Again Europe is ahead on education. If only Randi Weingarten would immigrate and even things out.

It's wild how such a pernicious person manages to hold such an important position in the US education establishment. No surprise that she doesn't actually have kids herself (to my knowledge). Free to make horrible decisions without any concern for the consequences. A purely self-interested political actor wreaking havoc on a generation of children and the nation's future.

I've never seen someone so deeply hated by so many Republicans.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randi_Weingarten

I love her.

Republicans by and large hate Jews, so it fits

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please can we do the same?

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/sweden-says-back-to-basics-schooling-works-on-paper

The return to more traditional ways of learning is a response to politicians and experts questioning whether Sweden’s hyper-digitalised approach to education, including the introduction of tablets in nursery schools, had led to a decline in basic skills.

Why?

Because (checks notes), Sweden does something?

This is a digital age. Textbooks are heavy and outdated. Would like to force kids to use slate and chalk too?

PP is the same poster who pops up to say this over and over, despite all of the links to research that we have posted about the printed word and handwriting being beneficial in many ways. It tells me that he/she ignores neuroscience.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Singapore still uses paper textbooks and lots of paper worksheets. Teaching style there is very traditional. Their PISA scores are far far higher than the US and have been for many years.

I don’t believe this is true. Singapore is a global leader in applied technology and are investing in it for schools.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/moe-education-ministry-technology-learning-spaces-industry-partnerships-21cc-framework-3790921

My niece goes to high school in Cupertino - home of Apple in the Silicon Valley - and they use textbooks.

My niece goes to school in Florida. They also use textbooks that teach about states rights and seem to white wash history.

Knowing the curricula that is available, I highly doubt this. Please find us some quotes from her book and start a new thread, so that we can discuss. Otherwise, this is a typical liberal bash on the south.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Singapore still uses paper textbooks and lots of paper worksheets. Teaching style there is very traditional. Their PISA scores are far far higher than the US and have been for many years.

I don’t believe this is true. Singapore is a global leader in applied technology and are investing in it for schools.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/moe-education-ministry-technology-learning-spaces-industry-partnerships-21cc-framework-3790921

My niece goes to high school in Cupertino - home of Apple in the Silicon Valley - and they use textbooks.

My niece goes to school in Florida. They also use textbooks that teach about states rights and seem to white wash history.

Textbooks or not, its easy to white wash history.

What is it called when minor black historical figures are elevated to a large portion of the content, and the sins of Europeans are the main focus?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Singapore still uses paper textbooks and lots of paper worksheets. Teaching style there is very traditional. Their PISA scores are far far higher than the US and have been for many years.

I don’t believe this is true. Singapore is a global leader in applied technology and are investing in it for schools.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/moe-education-ministry-technology-learning-spaces-industry-partnerships-21cc-framework-3790921

My niece goes to high school in Cupertino - home of Apple in the Silicon Valley - and they use textbooks.

My niece goes to school in Florida. They also use textbooks that teach about states rights and seem to white wash history.

Are they actually omitting things or are they just not teaching CRT like you want them to?

Teaching children the Civil War was about “states rights” is omitting some things, yes.

CRT has never been taught in K-16 schools so not sure why you interjected with thar. Weird.

You are right... it is "critical theory" that has infused education schools, and virtually all lesson plans. The idea of oppressor and oppressed is expressed in nearly every history lesson.

You are being purposefully obtuse, but if you need to understand, go to teacherspayteachers and start searching and buying history lessons. English classes are another major source.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Singapore still uses paper textbooks and lots of paper worksheets. Teaching style there is very traditional. Their PISA scores are far far higher than the US and have been for many years.

I don’t believe this is true. Singapore is a global leader in applied technology and are investing in it for schools.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/moe-education-ministry-technology-learning-spaces-industry-partnerships-21cc-framework-3790921

My niece goes to high school in Cupertino - home of Apple in the Silicon Valley - and they use textbooks.

My niece goes to school in Florida. They also use textbooks that teach about states rights and seem to white wash history.

Are they actually omitting things or are they just not teaching CRT like you want them to?

Teaching children the Civil War was about “states rights” is omitting some things, yes.

CRT has never been taught in K-16 schools so not sure why you interjected with thar. Weird.

Cut! The line is "cRt iS OnLy tAuGhT iN LaW sChOoL." Lol. Seriously though, even NPR admitted that CRT is being taught 8n K-12 schools when the AA AP syllabus was shown to be packed with CRT scholars. NPR pivoted and said it was good that it was being taught. That aside, any school teaching that systemic racism and white privilege are real and that equity is the solution are teaching CRT.

[Anonymous]

DCUM hates classical schools, but I am very glad my children have zero computers in their classrooms/at school ever.

As a result, I can let my kid play video games for an hour now and then, without thinking his brain is going to turn into mush from staring at screens all day, every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Again Europe is ahead on education. If only Randi Weingarten would immigrate and even things out.

It's wild how such a pernicious person manages to hold such an important position in the US education establishment. No surprise that she doesn't actually have kids herself (to my knowledge). Free to make horrible decisions without any concern for the consequences. A purely self-interested political actor wreaking havoc on a generation of children and the nation's future.

I've never seen someone so deeply hated by so many Republicans.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randi_Weingarten

I love her.

Republicans by and large hate Jews, so it fits

She is hated not because of her heritage but because of her choice to sacrifice the education of America’s children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a private school teacher who posted last year on DCUM. I wrote that I returned to textbooks and paper assignments in an effort to limit technology in my classroom. I was criticized harshly and called a terrible teacher by multiple posters.

We seem to equate good education with access to technology. I disagree. I see the misuse of technology every day, and I’ve realized that the best way to encourage critical thinking is to keep laptops in backpacks.

Absolutely! I’m glad to see teachers are advocating for this! Spread the word! I have spent the last 6 years gently trying to tell teacher & administrators this only for them to dismiss me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please can we do the same?

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/sweden-says-back-to-basics-schooling-works-on-paper

The return to more traditional ways of learning is a response to politicians and experts questioning whether Sweden’s hyper-digitalised approach to education, including the introduction of tablets in nursery schools, had led to a decline in basic skills.

Why?

Because (checks notes), Sweden does something?

This is a digital age. Textbooks are heavy and outdated. Would like to force kids to use slate and chalk too?

PP is the same poster who pops up to say this over and over, despite all of the links to research that we have posted about the printed word and handwriting being beneficial in many ways. It tells me that he/she ignores neuroscience.

Test scores are way down since they got rid of books and text books.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Test scores are way down since they got rid of books and text books.

That is the real bottom line. Brining textbooks back will help the students actually learn the material, and as a by product, also will raise test scores (SOLs as well as other more basic tests like reading ability and math ability).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Test scores are way down since they got rid of books and text books.

That is the real bottom line. Brining textbooks back will help the students actually learn the material, and as a by product, also will raise test scores (SOLs as well as other more basic tests like reading ability and math ability).

I think textbooks were removed for equity. It's very difficult for parents to help their kids study when all they have are a few photocopies and a YouTube video. Because poor parents aren't helping their kids anyway, not having textbooks helps close the achievement gap by hindering everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please can we do the same?

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/sweden-says-back-to-basics-schooling-works-on-paper

The return to more traditional ways of learning is a response to politicians and experts questioning whether Sweden’s hyper-digitalised approach to education, including the introduction of tablets in nursery schools, had led to a decline in basic skills.

I'm so glad to hear this. My 4th grade/APS daughter brought home study sheets for VA history. These were very brief sections, mostly 1 sentence bullet points. Missing the paragraphs of explanation that a textbook would've had. I've no clue what they're supposed to be learning. Memorize bullet points and by process of elimination match memory to multiple choice answers?

+1. Kids are not learning how to look up the answers from a paragraph in their textbook. They are not learning how to scan for what they need. It’s a critical skill. It’s already been boiled down for them and life doesn’t work like that. Parents have nothing to reference either if a child needs extra help.

Books are a past technology. Internet and digital resources are many years fresher up to date.
Its not a matter of "boiling down", which by the way is the very definition of "textbook".

Yes, digital technology has done wonders for education. Test scores are down, those without access to technology are disadvantaged, so textbooks should not be abandoned.

In the same way that and archer has many arrows in their quiver kids should have multiple resources such as textbooks, digital resources, teachers, involved parents or community members so that every child can reach his/her potential while recognizing that each child will have differing potentials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Singapore still uses paper textbooks and lots of paper worksheets. Teaching style there is very traditional. Their PISA scores are far far higher than the US and have been for many years.

I don’t believe this is true. Singapore is a global leader in applied technology and are investing in it for schools.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/moe-education-ministry-technology-learning-spaces-industry-partnerships-21cc-framework-3790921

My niece goes to high school in Cupertino - home of Apple in the Silicon Valley - and they use textbooks.

My niece goes to school in Florida. They also use textbooks that teach about states rights and seem to white wash history.

Textbooks or not, its easy to white wash history.

What is it called when minor black historical figures are elevated to a large portion of the content, and the sins of Europeans are the main focus?

It’s YOUR fantasy; I am sure you have a name for it.