HOW TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SCHOOL BAG

 


HOW TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SCHOOL BAG

Ò  Single note book will serve the purpose of class work/home work.

Ò  Note book should not be more than 100 pages and soft bound instead of hard bound

Ò  Teachers should gradually avoid reading from text book and students should not be compelled to bring text books daily

Ò  Home work should not be given in more than 2-3 subjects on a particular day. Home work time table should be made and displayed in the class .

Ò  Instead of note books, children may bring ruled paper sheet (A4) (15-202) in a file, write on the sheets during the class & then tag in separate files at home

Ò  Time table be so designed that soft skills are interspersed with academic subjects

Ò  Dependence on the teaching through books (Except for Language and Literature) should gradually be reduced.

Ò  Textbooks of the session can be divided into three (one for each term) so that each term will have just a few chapters. (It can be light bounded as per term by the students after the purchase also)

Ò  Provision to keep books in every class by providing locker system

Ò  Used textbooks can be collected by the librarian from students after the session for the use of the next batch and can be issued to the class teachers

Ò  Students can be given the charge of bringing textbooks in rotation such that each desk has one test book at least.

Ò  Giving information to students in advance if the teacher is going on leave so that those books can be kept at home

Ò  Keeping non-scholastic books like art, music and craft at the school.

Ò  No textbooks should be there. Activity sheets can be provided for students

Ò  Changes in the timetable with reduction in the subjects taught in a day with more duration allotted to one subject per day. 35 – 45  minutes  duration presently given is insufficient to have creative and constructive group discussions or activities

Ò  It was also found that a major portion of the weight is due to the water bottle, which is kept inside the school bag. If potable water is provided in the school then there is no need to carry water from home.

Ò  Insistence could be on collaboative learning which will lead to less number of books and more of activities and development through practical approach. This can be valuable for CCECreating awareness among parents in checking the bags daily and keeping books as per  timetable.

Ò  Encourage the use of trolley bags to carry books. The right type of bag pack and method of packing can reduce the health problem to a great extent

Ò  Review & design time tables in such a way that students need not bring large no of text books, heavy materials such as Atlas, Dictionary, Drawing paper., sports wear etc. on a particular day.

Ò  Easy access to reference material in the school through school libraries. This can be reduce students carrying reference materials to class from home. Reference oriented task can be set wherever possible as home work, so that the reference materials need not be carried to school at all.

Ò  Judicious use of hand outs are recommended when the main text book has a reference role

Ò  When more than one text book is prescribed (like in case of S.St) student should know what text is to be used on a particular day.

Ò  This information should form part of the official school time–table  and is to be followed by students and teachers.

Ò  Easy access to reference material in the school through school libraries. This can be reduce students carrying reference materials to class from home. Reference oriented task can be set wherever possible as home work, so that the reference materials need not be carried to school at all.

Ò  Raising awareness among students and parents regarding this issue.

Ò  Spot checking of school bags at school for those who are labouring uncomfortable under the load.

Ò  A school bag awareness day can be celebrated in school.

Ò  Projects on the topic can be taken up using weights, measure, graphs, extending to interactive discussion based on practical demonstration in the school which can be followed up by extensive media coverage

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