Comment by dalke
3 days ago
My eldest doesn't like the computers they have in grade 2 (in Sweden). He thinks the things installed on them are too boring and easy. He would rather read books.
Thing is, the school doesn't have a staff librarian any more. As I understand it, they got rid of that position as part of the cost shifting to switch to digital.
This is so upsetting to hear. The librarians at my school are amazing. The students don't know how good they have it, but us teachers certainly do.
My sister is a librarian in Sweden and used to work in schools. She was very upset by this. Fortunately, the government is backpedaling and bringing them back[1]
1: https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2024/06/nu-ska-al...
I weep a little inside every time I pass the unstaffed school library.