start school at the age of 6, sweden plans to raise the primary school entry age one year earlier
2024-09-30
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the swedish government recently announced that starting from 2028, the primary school length will be increased by one year, and children in the country will start attending primary school at the age of six, one year earlier than the current entry age.
source: internet
the swedish government stated that it plans to change primary school to a ten-year system starting in the autumn semester of 2028, that is, cancel the current preschool class and change it to the first grade of primary school, with the tenth grade being the highest grade of primary school. at the same time, more structured teaching is provided to primary school students at the beginning of school, and more emphasis is placed on students' early learning of reading, writing and mathematics.
swedish education minister johan pehrson said "schools have to go back to basics". the swedish government said that the plan aims to strengthen knowledge teaching in schools nationwide, improve the quality of education, and reverse the downward trend of knowledge teaching levels in schools in the country. this is also considered a reform of the swedish education system, marking that the teaching method for young children will no longer be based on games.
some experts are positive about the plan. johannes westberg, a professor of education at the university of groningen in the netherlands, believes that the move is reasonable and will allow six-year-old children to receive a more traditional school education and bring swedish school education more in line with other european countries.
critics believe that a game-based learning environment is more conducive to children's development and that children should be encouraged to explore, create and develop through play, curiosity cultivation and guided discovery. this plan runs counter to this.
the swedish government said it is increasing education subsidies. by 2025, it will increase investment by 700 million swedish kronor in preschool education, primary education and after-school care, and provide 900 million swedish kronor to improve the quality of preschool education.
contributing writer li fei
