Mesrop Mashtots Removed from the Alphabet Book, 'Transformed' into a QR Code: 'Haykakan Zhamanak'

On September 1st, the first school bell rang in Armenia, but several textbooks were missing, and information about the invention of the Armenian script and Mashtots has been entirely removed from the alphabet book. This is reported by the 'Haykakan Zhamanak' newspaper.

The newspaper has received an alert that public figure Karin Tonoyan is demanding an explanation as to why the image of Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet, as well as excerpts regarding the invention of the Armenian letters, are absent from the first-grade alphabet textbook.

One of the authors, Astghik Balayan, had to issue a confession stating, 'Dear Ms. Karin Tonoyan, it is indeed completely acceptable to acknowledge your observation that an image of the creator of the Armenian alphabet should be included in students' first-grade textbook, and undoubtedly, this gap will be addressed in the next edition of the ALPHABET BOOK. Thank you for your immensely valuable observation... However, we want to assure you that Mesrop Mashtots is at the heart of our textbook; we have chosen to present him through other means as well—revealing his figure after the first three letters are learned. Immediately after learning the letter 'e', children can see images of him through a video placed under the QR code on page 23 of the alphabet book, where they also hear about the goals of Mesrop Mashtots and the creation of the letters.'

She added that 'Mesrop Mashtots is at the heart of the alphabet book, not merely on the pages.' The textbook is filled with QR codes, and it seems that using phones for lessons in schools is becoming a norm, which, according to doctors, is highly dangerous for children's eyesight.

It appears that the Ministry and Zhanna Andreasian have lost their way through the map that leads to the native language and Armenian history. Confused in their own invented reality where 'TikTok' and 'Instagram' dominate and are considered sacred and important, while everything else seems to be mere lyrics,' the newspaper wrote.