Backpack is a school bag for kids taken by peachpurple
Whether your child is carrying a backpack or trolley
school bag to school, don’t you think that he needed
to lighten his school bag’s weight?
Several survey studies on 500 pupils in a local school
had shown that pupils had been lugging between
5-12 kg ( 11 lbs – 26 lbs ) of weight to school everyday.
This is 2-3 times more than the actual
weight for a pupil to bear the weight of a school bag.
Physiotherapists advise is whether you are a pupil, a
student or an adult, the ideal weight of your
backpack should not exceed 10% of your weight.
In other words, if you child weighs 20kg ( 44 lbs ) ,
10% of his weight equals to 2kg ( 4.4 lbs ) of the
schoolbag’s weight.
However, he is currently carrying 5-7 kg of
school bag and additional of hand carrying bag of
1kg, to school daily!
#1 Three quarters of the 500 pupils who had participated
the survey admitted that their heavy school bags had
given them lower back pain and shoulder aches.
#2
One quarter of them felt fatigue, tired and exhausted
by the time they had reach their individual classroom
which is on the 1st or 2nd floor of the school building.
Only 1st year pupils are located at the ground floor
( age 7 years old ).
#3
Spinal problems, shoulder pain and muscle spasms
occur after a period of time lugging heavy schoolbags
daily to school.
#4.
When a pupil had to haul his backpack forward in
order to bear the weight of heavy books, his back
and spine will turn into a hunch back.
I could see my son’s reddish neck which his school
bag’s shoulder sling had caused rashes and rough
abrasions.
#5.
School pupils often had falls when other pupils from
the back pushed them forward in rush hours
( especially when school ends- time to go home )
#6.
Legs injuries, sprained ankles, broken lips and teeth
due to a fall that the pupil hit on the ground or
objects had posed serious problems to teachers and
parents.
#7.
Pupils had to consume more food in order to carry the
weight of the heavy school bags.
Without sufficient energy, a pupil may not have the
strength to concentrate during school lesson, failing
to catch up with teacher’s guidance.
Hence, to the Ministry of Education, all the teachers
and headmasters in primary school, please be lenient
on your pupils back and school bag’s weight.
They are still growing children, they are suppose to
enjoy schooling, the joy of learning different subjects,
activities and interacting with different races of
friends in school.
However, right now, they are becoming coolies,
carrying heavy school bags loaded with thick text
books, exercise books, worksheet books to school.
In Western countries, outdoor activities are much
important than academic studies.
Books are lessen, being replace with computers,
online learning and homework are reduced too.
Why is it necessary for pupils to carry so many text
books to school?
Why can’t the teacher allow pupils to store the text
books in the class cupboard or locker which are
required to study daily?
School timetable had preset 6 subjects per day which
has not included the musical instrument activities and
outdoor activities.
Can imagine bringing along badminton racket,
basketball, recorder (flute), guitar to add more weight
to the school bag?
Those of you parents who have schooling kids, what
do you think of the problems posed to your kids?
Do share with me your opinion.
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Kids do not have to carry such heavy load if schools organise their day to day studies. We followed a time table and only took those books that were required to follow that table.
Not a student but have observed many students carrying too many items in their backpacks. Not healthy for their backs. What intriguing piece of information supplied here. There should be lighter loads so that children aren't straining their backs.