Do you think school bags is much heavier these days?

Yes I totally agree with you today the bags of students have become heavier
And even the syllabus has become very tough children have tough time these days

i just don't think, I'M SURE that bags today are a lot heavier compared to that of the previous generations. i hate how we students have to carry a REALLY heavy load for school. until know, i still doubt if the objective is still to cope and catch up with the rapid changes in the world or to earn more money by requiring students to buy uniform notebooks and books from the school!

True. During my elementary days, I would only carry around 3 to 5 books and 5 notebooks in my school bag, the lessons were not really that tough and we still have sufficient free time to go out and play, rest or have hobbies. But now, comparing it with my little brother's, it's way out of comparison. He carries a very heavy school bag, like 15 kilograms or something and it contains 7 books or one book per subject and a 100 page notebook for each subject, and some of the books are two times thicker than my books before! And sometimes, I would find him sleeping on our study table at home due to weariness and I would even help him out in most of his projects and assignments because the workload is much too heavy for him to bear. I really don't think that this is right.=(

i would say it's about the same.
when i was in junior high,my backpack weighed 20 pounds full (i did put it on the scale) the strap broke once..but now most of these kids i see have travel luggage on wheels instead of a backpack,so it shouldn't be a problem for them.

ya ofcourse it is heavier nowadays and children are finding it difficult.

In our country, younger students have a heavier bags but when they age, their bags starts to get small and some even goes to school without their bags. I think new generation deserves to have a lot of activity during their young age because it will give them wisdom when they grow.

hi friend...i truly agree in what you say...i see that many school going children are carrying huge bags with them to the school, with lots of books in it...i heard that they are given lot of work to be done, and they have to carry 2-3 different books for each and every subject...they are given lots of assignments to be done, apart from the work given in school...so these children are having a really tough time now in regarding education...and i personally carry only a single book with me to the college...look at the variation gap between their studies and my studies...and i think its good to some extent, as they are doing lot of practice on the subjects...so all this practice makes them excel in their studies and have a bright future...happy myLotting!!

We are facing the problem that big countries are facing, competition or greed for more power. Student life is same, very competitive and necessitates major efforts to overcome others so as to end up with a good status in the job market.

For me students bag tend to be lighter as now with classes equipped with IT, only a laptop and internet connection is enough for learning. But it is true that nowadays student have to learn more.

Students must have a balance, they must study altogether keeping free time to enjoy. If you do not enjoy or meet your peer, it will be difficult to socialize. Education alone is not sufficient nowadays, one must be able to live in a society.

my daughters are still in the public school system - one is in highschool and one in junior high and their backpacks are always so heavy! they are forced to bring home a ton of stuff to work on at night.
i remember when i was in jr high and highschool and only had to bring home a couple of books each night.

i agree with you that school bags are getting heavier these days. Schools are becoming much more demanding in school requirements. for example i am enrolled in a high school in michigan and people can no longer graduate early if they have hope of getting into what they call a "decent" college. If you want to get into a good college these days then you have to do four years of every subject including one foreign language. So the result is that kids have less and less time to be kids and have fun. I think that this is going to turn out to be a real problem for the future generations.