Schools in Kyrgyzstan will switch from textbooks to tablets in five years - Jafarov President Sedir Jafarov, in a meeting with the residents of Alamodon district, announced that in five years schools in Kyrgyzstan will begin the transition from paper textbooks to tablets. The reason was a complaint from one of the residents about heavy backpacks harming the children's health as well as questions about the curriculum at the school. The Minister of Education explained: New textbooks are distinguished by modern content, undergo an examination with the participation of experienced teachers, their weight and quality are controlled according to the standards of the state, and some books are divided into two parts. Jafarov recalled that the education reform has been going on for two years and noted that an additional 8.5 billion soms have been allocated for publishing textbooks. According to him, all school students should receive free textbooks, and within five to six years the state will provide them with tablets instead of books.

Schools in Kyrgyzstan will switch from textbooks to tablets in five years - Jafarov President Sedir Jafarov, in a meeting with the residents of Alamodon district, announced that in five years schools in Kyrgyzstan will begin the transition from paper textbooks to tablets. The reason was a complaint from one of the residents about heavy backpacks harming the children's health as well as questions about the curriculum at the school. The Minister of Education explained: New textbooks are distinguished by modern content, undergo an examination with the participation of experienced teachers, their weight and quality are controlled according to the standards of the state, and some books are divided into two parts. Jafarov recalled that the education reform has been going on for two years and noted that an additional 8.5 billion soms have been allocated for publishing textbooks. According to him, all school students should receive free textbooks, and within five to six years the state will provide them with tablets instead of books.