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No13, Year 13, May 2016 Page 7 An interview with Mrs Torer, our headmistress – comt. think children would forget how to write. 14. Will there be more whiteboards and eschoolbooks so that students don't have to carry heavy bags? Mrs.Torer: Yes, we plan to introduce eschoolbooks. 15. Do you have any information regarding 9 year primary school? Mrs.Torer: It will be introduced in 2020. Children will start attending school earlier (it will be more -1st grade than 9th). 16. How do you feel about the changes in the curriculum? Mrs.Torer: The changes should be introduced gradually because students could get confused otherwise. Good things should stay. 17.Will students be more involved in planning and will there be more choice subjects? Mrs.Torer: Yes, they will, depending on the reform. 18. The Scandinavian eucational system has no grades – what do you think of it? Mrs.Torer: I fully support it because you should learn for yourselves and not for the grades. Mrs Torer, thank you for your time and answers. In the photographs above you can see Mrs Torer with one of her first classes, with her last class (4.a) and in her office (the last one was taken on 18th March 2016).