Back to books: Sweden’s digital backlash

回到书籍:瑞典的数字反动

The Documentary Podcast

2026-04-16

29 分钟
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Sweden, once a global poster child for digital education, is changing course. The Nordic nation previously championed a screen-first approach; laptops and tablets have been the norm in classrooms since the early 2010s. Now, the country is pivoting back to basics, reintroducing physical textbooks, limiting screen time, and investing heavily in school libraries. Stockholm-based reporter Maddy Savage explores why one of the world’s most tech-savvy countries is embracing analog learning once again. Driving the shift are falling international test scores and growing anxiety over the potential impact of heavy screen use on pupils' concentration, and how children process information. n an era of rapid AI integration, critics worry that reducing classroom technology could dent digital literacy and widen the inequality gap. We hear from the teachers, parents, pupils and researchers at the heart of this transition.
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  • We were sort of the pioneers in terms of digitalisation of schools, and I think everybody just followed us.

  • They were like, oh, this works so well in Sweden, we should do it as well.

  • We jumped on that train very fast, and now more and more people realise that we should not have done that.

  • Sweden is one of the most tech-savvy countries on the planet.

  • And in schools, laptops or tablets for every student have been the norm for more than a decade.

  • But now, the country's changing track.

  • I'm Maddy Savage.

  • I'm originally from the UK and I moved to the Swedish capital in 2014 at a time of rapid digitalisation.

  • I remember money transfer apps were already mainstream.

  • There was fast Wi-Fi on the bus from the airport.

  • I was shocked you could even submit your tax return on a smartphone.

  • In this programme, I 'll be sharing the story of how Sweden's school system became part of that digital trend

  • and why the country's government is now unravelling its education policies and bringing books back to the classroom.