The news reported about how to lose the weight of pupils' school bags has aroused the resonance of many parents in China. Some parents said that children's school bags have always been so heavy, and even adults can't stand them for quite some time. At this time, children are busy in preparing for the final exam, apart from the heavy bags on their shoulders, many of them also carry an extra bag full of test papers.
The reporter knew from the interview that primary school students have about six classes per day, which seemed not too many. But why do they still have to carry such heavy school bags, and how to solve this problem? With these questions, the reporter and several relevant personnel in the education field made a discussion.
Status quo - There are not so many other choices
Why didn't the weight of school bags decrease while the slogan of "reducing the burden of schoolwork" were always chanting? Facing the question from the reporter, Teacher Chen from local education system seemed somewhat uncertain, he said that although the Education Bureau has issued relevant burden-reduction documents, the quality of teaching and the burden of students were more like a double-edged sword, which was difficult to weigh.
First of all, the total class hours are a guarantee of the quality of teaching. In Teacher Chen's words, right now, the curriculum in primary school is relatively rich, there are at least six textbooks for six classes per day. And for art class, comprehensive practice class, etc., children also need to bring study aids.
Second, there are various notebooks, exercise books for different subjects. Teacher Chen pointed out that different notebooks for different uses can help children be organized. In addition, the specifications of textbook printing are also very high, which is one of the direct reasons for overweight school bags, Teacher Li explained to the reporter.
In order to alleviate the burden on the shoulders of primary school students, schools have also taken some actions, like setting up lockers at the back of the classrooms so that students can place their textbooks or other stuff; in some schools, the desks have storage space. These measures do alleviate the burden on students to a certain extent, but have not been fully promoted.
Suggestions - reducing non-essential items
Many students and parents also put forward some suggestions for slimming school bags. One student said that his school bag is 1.5 kg lighter than one of his classmate because he completed half of his homework at school. In this way, he can keep three or four books at school for each subject, rather than bring everything back home. "Make full use of time at school and finish as much homework as possible can lighten the school bag." said this student.
Another student's parents said that because their child just went to the first grade and had no idea of what relevant textbooks are for each day, the teacher in charge of the class would guide the students to carry textbooks according to the daily schedule. Without irrelevant books can lessen the weight of school bags a lot.
Some teachers reminded that the choice of stationery should be based on practicality. Putting a dozen pens and erasers in the pencil case is completely unnecessary.
The reporter learned that there are many practices in some elementary schools that are worth learning. For example, a school in Wuhan Province put effort on the hardware, arranging a row of lockers at the back of each classroom for students to place books and stationery, thus reduce the weight of school bags.
