The Load of School Bags: A Solution

The CBSE has divided syllabus into two parts and the examinations are taken twice a year as Summative Assessment – I and Summative assessment – II.  While publishers are publishing single book for the whole year for a particular subject, students have no option but to carry the voluminous book regularly.  Why not ask the publishers to print a set of two books, separate for SA I and SA II and they should be asked not to add unnecessary matter to increase the number of pages.  They should use only light weight paper for the book.  Accordingly note books to be used by students should be made thinner with fewer pages separately for both the summative assessments. By adopting the above system the load of school bags can be reduced to half. 

The class time-table may also be adjusted to reduce the load of the school bags.

The other Boards of education should also follow the similar system.  However, the computerisation of class room teaching may be the future course to be adopted.

Nirmalesh Misra/ Care R N Misra

Don Bosco School Lakhimpur-Kheri UP.