Student influence

The plan explicitly says that students shall have the right to influence over their education throughout the entire education system, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to ensure in regulations and curricula. The plan also sees the school as part of the democratic infrastructure, which strengthens the argument that the influence should be clearly stated. The committee's reason—that school law already regulates this—is a question of regulatory technique that the plan does not comment on.

• students' right to influencedecisive»rätt till inflytande över sin utbildning genom hela utbildningssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“right to influence over their education throughout the entire education system.”
• the school's broad democratic mission»Vi vill se en skola med ett brett uppdrag« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a school with a broad mission”
• equal right to education»Svensk förskola och skola ska vara jämlik och jämställd, där alla barn och unga ges samma rätt till utbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish preschool and school shall be equal and equitable, where all children and young people are given the same right to education.”

The plan wants to scale up society's role in fostering good citizens and sees democratic education as a central part of society-building. The fact that students' statutory influence is clearly evident also in the curricula is in line with that principle. The plan does not, however, say anything about the design of curricula, so the position is derived.

• democratic education in schooldecisive»Samhällets roll i att fostra goda medborgare och öka sammanhållningen skalas upp.« (party programme ↗)“Society's role in fostering good citizens and increasing cohesion is scaled up.”
• democratic education»Ett rikt föreningsliv bidrar till demokratisk skolning.« (party programme ↗)“A rich associational life contributes to democratic education.”
• teacher-led instruction of high quality»Högkvalitativ undervisning i alla svenska skolor.« (party programme ↗)“High-quality teaching in all Swedish schools.”

The plan explicitly states that pupils shall be given influence over their own learning and that children are active co-creators, not passive recipients of the society adults create. The counter-proposal demands that pupil influence be cherished and clearly appears in regulations and new curricula, which is the same commitment. The plan's view of democracy that decisions shall be made close to those affected points in the same direction.

• pupil influence in teachingdecisive»Elever ska ges inflytande över sitt eget lärande« (party programme ↗)“Pupils shall be given influence over their own learning”
• children as co-creators»Barn är aktiva medskapare av samhället och ska inte ses som passiva mottagare av det samhälle som vuxna skapar åt dem.« (party programme ↗)“Children are active co-creators of society and shall not be seen as passive recipients of the society that adults create for them.”
• influence their own life situation»Varje barn ska ges möjlighet att lära sig läsa, skriva och räkna, skapa, delta i samhällsdiskussionen, samarbeta och umgås med andra samt påverka sin egen livssituation.« (party programme ↗)“Every child shall be given the opportunity to learn to read, write and count, create, take part in community discussion, cooperate and socialize with others and influence their own life situation.”
• decisions close to those affected»Miljöpartiets gröna samhälle vilar på tanken att beslut ska fattas av eller så nära de människor som berörs som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party's green society is based on the idea that decisions shall be made by or as close as possible to the people affected.”

The party programme states that parents and students should have increased responsibility and influence in the school, and that part of decentralization is to increase user influence for those in school. Student influence clearly appearing in regulations and curricula is therefore in line with the plan. The programme also links school to fostering engaged citizens.

• student influence in schooldecisive»föräldrarna och eleverna bör få ett ökat ansvar och inflytande i skolan.« (party programme ↗)“parents and students should have increased responsibility and influence in the school.”
• user influence through decentralization»En del i decentraliseringen« (party programme ↗)“A part of decentralization”
• engaged citizens»Alla barn har rätt att få de kunskaper som gör dem till delaktiga samhällsmedborgare.« (party programme ↗)“All children have the right to gain the knowledge that makes them engaged citizens.”
• decisions near those affected»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should have more say in decisions, and political decisions should be made near those affected.”

The plan explicitly states that it is the teacher – not the students – who should determine the structure of instruction, and wants to clarify this in law. Writing in strengthened student influence in the introductory parts of curricula pulls in the opposite direction. The plan instead emphasizes the student's own responsibility for their studies, although the school's democracy mandate is also present.

• teacher determines, not studentsdecisive»Vi vill ge lärare ökad rätt att agera mot elever som förstör för klasskompisar och sig själv och tydliggöra i skollaget att det är läraren – inte eleverna – som ska bestämma över undervisningens upplägg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to give teachers increased authority to act against students who spoil for classmates and themselves and clarify in school law that it is the teacher – not the students – who should determine the structure of instruction.”
• teacher's leadership in law»Det ska tydligt framgå i skollagen att läraren bestämmer hur undervisningen läggs upp, och lagen ska slå fast lärarens befogenheter för att upprätthålla studiero i klassrummet.« (party programme ↗)“It shall be clear in school law that the teacher determines how instruction is structured, and the law shall establish the teacher's authority to maintain study quiet in the classroom.”
• student's own responsibility»Varje elev har också ett eget ansvar för sina studier.« (party programme ↗)“Every student also has their own responsibility for their studies.”
• school's democracy mandate»Skolan ska aktivt verka för demokrati, jämställdhet och mänskliga rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Schools shall actively work for democracy, gender equality and human rights.”

The plan establishes that students shall be given opportunity to influence their study situation and that the school has a great responsibility to prepare students for participation in democracy. That student influence shall also be evident from the curricula lies in line with that, and the plan sees no opposition between teacher leadership and student influence. That young people without voting rights shall be heard strengthens the conclusion.

• student influence over studiesdecisive»Det är också viktigt att eleverna ges möjlighet att påverka sin studiesituation och att föräldrarna involveras i sina barns skolgång.« (party programme ↗)“It is also important that students are given opportunity to influence their study situation and that parents are involved in their children's schooling”
• democratic education»Skolan har ett stort ansvar för att förbereda de uppväxande medborgarna för ett deltagande i demokratin.« (party programme ↗)“The school has a great responsibility to prepare the growing citizens for a participation in democracy”
• school as democratic environment»Skolan måste vara en demokratisk miljö som tillåter olika åsikter och visar hur oenighet kan hanteras på ett konstruktivt sätt.« (party programme ↗)“The school must be a democratic environment that allows different views and shows how disagreement can be handled in a constructive way”
• young people shall be heard»Detta är särskilt viktigt när det gäller yngre som saknar rösträtt.« (party programme ↗)“This is especially important when it comes to young people without voting rights”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's knowledge school rests on more teacher-led instruction and on curricula with measurable facts instead of expanded writings on students' influence. The counter-proposal instead wants student influence written clearly into new curricula. The plan prioritizes the teacher's leadership and clear knowledge requirements and therefore argues against the requirement.

• teacher-led instructiondecisive»Vi vill se mer lärarledd undervisning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more teacher-led instruction.”
• measurable goals in curriculum»Mätbara fakta i kurs- och läroplanerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measurable facts in course and curricula.”
• teacher's authority»Stärka lärares och rektorers auktoritet att kunna ingripa i stökiga situationer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen teachers' and rectors' authority to be able to intervene in disruptive situations”
• knowledge mission first»Den svenska skolan ska ställa tydliga kunskapskrav och« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish school shall set clear knowledge requirements and”

The election manifesto explicitly takes a stance against pedagogy characterized by fluff, norm criticism, and student responsibility and instead demands clearer learning objectives in curricula and strengthened teacher authority. The counter-proposal wants student influence written in and secured in the new curricula, which goes in the opposite direction from the streamlining the plan seeks. The party programme's positive view of student co-determination pulls the other way, but the election manifesto carries more weight.

• against student-responsibility pedagogydecisive»En pedagogik som präglas av flum, normkritik och elevansvar får svårast följder för de som istället behöver lära sig om normer och tillhandahållas tydlig struktur och kunskap i skolan, som de inte får från annat håll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Pedagogy characterized by fluff, norm criticism, and student responsibility has the hardest consequences for those who instead need to learn about norms and be provided clear structure and knowledge in school, which they do not get from elsewhere.”
• learning objectives in curricula»Läroplaner ska kompletteras med tydligare kunskapsmål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Curricula shall be supplemented with clearer learning objectives.”
• the teacher leads instruction»Ge lärare ökade befogenheter och bättre ställning i sin yrkesroll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give teachers increased authority and better standing in their professional role”
• student co-determination»Sverigedemokraterna är positiva till att eleverna ges möjlighet till medbestämmande –« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats are positive to giving students the opportunity for co-determination–”