Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev told reporters here on Thursday that children’s dependence on phones and screens is a significant problem. Commenting on proposed amendments to the Pre-school and School Education Act that would have the use of mobile phones banned during classes, Valchev said that many schools have already implemented partial or full bans on mobile phones, however, the bigger problem takes place outside school.
Valchev called on parents to limit their children’s use of smart devices as much as possible. He said: “We must talk about this issue, because when something is harmful, attention must be paid. Screens should be used for educational purposes, not to kill concentration. Children and students waste a lot of time online, thus losing time for acquiring other skills.”
According to Valchev, the main challenges facing the education system remain the integration of children and the acquisition of functional literacy. In his words, the culture of learning must be changed. He stated: “We have good results up to fourth grade, but there are problems in the higher grades, and this is due to the [overly] ambitious curricula.” He said that it is important for students to understand what they are taught. Education Minister Warns that Children Waste Much Time on Smart Devices THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-06 15:19:26 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law