‘Extra’ Burden of Studies on Children in Uttarakhand, Students Troubled by 500 Page Books in Sixth Class

News India Live, Digital Desk: Student Welfare: The burden of studies on the shoulders of school children in Uttarakhand is constantly increasing, and this concern is now especially standing for students of the sixth grade. Here more than 500 pages books are becoming such a heavy part of their bags that they are also physically struggling with it. This is a problem that is not only limited to the weight of books, but also affecting children’s health and interest in education.

According to the information, the Hindi textbook of class six published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is about 500 pages alone. Similarly, the book of mathematics is also being told of 525 pages. It is not only difficult to carry so many books in its bag, but for young children it is no less than a big challenge. Due to these heavy bags, children are facing many types of physical problems, of which the back and neck pain is the most common. Experts also believe that lifting so much weight at such a young age can have a bad effect on their spine, which can have long -term side effects on their health.

This concern of parents is natural. They are raising questions as to why such thick books are being printed, while the burden on children can be reduced by dividing the course into two parts. Teachers also believe that so much material can be disturbed by children, because a large part of it is unnecessary or more than children’s learning levels.

There are rules at the national level that the weight of the school bags of children should not exceed ten percent of their body weight. But it has become impossible to follow these rules with such thick books. Earlier, there was also concern over the increasing burden of the children of the first grade children, after which some changes were made in the syllabus. The Uttarakhand State Educational Research and Training Council (SCERT) has also been appealed to take appropriate steps in this direction, so that this problem can be resolved as soon as possible and our future masters, children can get better education while remaining healthy.