Screens among the youngest: Gabriel Attal is alarmed by a health disaster

Gabriel Attal will make a series of announcements Tuesday about the school. The Minister of Education calls in particular for a “collective start” to avoid a “health disaster linked to the place of screens”. The Swedish government has already decided to put an end to all-digital education in schools, after noting a drop in reading levels. Several European countries, although at the forefront in the implementation of digital technology in schools, are also going backwards and launching a crusade against screens in classes.

A risk of confinement

Six years ago, the Sweden had launched a vast plan, emphasizing the use of computers and tablets in classrooms, from primary school onwards. But last March, the Swedish Minister of Education reversed course, deploring a decline in the reading and comprehension skills of young Swedes. According to her, screens are to blame. This is confirmed by child psychiatrist Jacques Sarfaty. “From the moment we introduce digital tools, the risk is that the child becomes locked into this type of tool, to the detriment of other games or other means of learning,” explains the specialist on the microphone. of Europe 1.