Comment by cambaceres
1 year ago
As a Swede with toddlers (2 and 3 years old) in preschool I salute this. Preschools are required by law to use tablets in the "education" of toddlers, which is completely insane since more and more research are saying that using screens as a small child might disturb cognitive development. Call me old school but I think toddlers should play with sticks and balls.
Side note: the general view in Sweden is that the school is working terrible and many parents do all they can to teach their young childs to read, write and count because they don't trust the school system to do that for them. I think it's great to teach your kids as much as you can, but it's a bit sad that the reason is this one.
> the general view in Sweden is that the school is working terrible
It's quite universal to find that schools in your own country are terrible :)
Having lived (and raised children) in multiple countries, I can tell you I've never seen a country where people would say good things about their own education systems
Not sure why... probably simply because everybody has (good !) ideas on how it could be better, but they are not easy to implement ! :). Probably also because that's really something people care about
probably because they're run by the state
> Preschools are required by law to use tablets in the "education" of toddlers
What the actual fuck.
Yes, my childrens preschool was awesome but at the same time I did wonder why the need for tablets at such a young age. One reason stated was that it was a matter of equality, parents who could not afford tech means their children are at a disadvantage later on when they dont know how to use... touchscreens I guess? :)
Classic socialism approach. Make everyone equally worse off. Frankly I'd rather move country than give my 2yo a tablet. And if I'd learn I have to by law well that'd just reinforce my conviction.
Any idea if this ludicrous situation is the same in Norway, Finland, Denmark?
while i do agree mindless screen time on children is/may be damaging; i think there is a huge difference in using a tablet/laptop as a modern version of a notebook vs. using to watch Youtube Kids with Ads in between etc.