KTH professor Jan Gulliksen saw the proposals mobile ban in schools – instead, he wants to release the technology free.
And now he gets support from the Teachers’ Union.
– To prohibit technique is completely the wrong way to go in the 2000s, says vice-president Maria Rowan.
In summer it has flared up debate on mobile phones in the Swedish classroom.
The latest post from KTH professor Jan Gulliksen, who think school children should itself to decide how much they use their phones.
– Many times students better technology in their mobile phones than are available in the school’s computers. You have to seize it, he says to IDG.
“Missing Time and Money”
And now he concurred teachers’ union.
– I think he is absolutely right in that. The technology provides tremendous opportunities for teaching. It is an asset in the classroom if used correctly. To prohibit the technology is completely the wrong way to go in the 2000s, says Maria Rowan, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Teachers Union.
But according to Mary Rowan is not just about letting students use phones and tablets anyway. Ultimately it is a question of resources, she says.
– What is needed is that teachers get training to use technology as a teaching tool and today lack the time and money to plan teaching in a new way.
Proposal from the two governments
It was last year that the former Minister of Education Jan Björklund (Liberal Party) wanted to introduce a ban on mobile phones in Swedish classrooms to create study environment.
– Students sitting and play on your mobile or active in social media instead of listening to the teacher and to concentrate on teaching, he said to Aftonbladet then.
The question was renewed on National Day this year when Prime Minister Stephen Löfven commented the echoes The Saturday interview and suggested that schools should be able to dispose of cell phones as a preventive measure.
– I am convinced that it is best also if we do not have phones in the classroom. Then it’s full focus on learning, he said to echo.
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