Too many heavy books to carry

I always get to many books to take home from my boarding school

Hi I think that some school should get smaller assignment notebooks because ours at our school are way too big. they are like notebooks but a little smaller. what do you guys think...?

My school does not allow book bags. This REALLY bothers me. My back is aching and my arms are sore! GOOD GRIEF! TOO MANY BOOKS!

I have just read my last comment.I wrote "there books" instead of "their books".I thought it best to point this out myself as someone else was bound too.

When I was at school in the early Eighties everybody walked to school with there books(in carrier bags in those days)It is only in the Last ten years or so that almost all children are carried there in Chelsea Tractors.Keep it up young Lady,You will develop toughness.

I totally agree. It is scandalous. I am by no means the kind who thinks children should be mollycoddled. BUT I am a mum. My daughters both did eight subjects in their fthirf and fourth years of high school. They also played instruments and took Art (portfolios). On the days when they had Portfolio, instrument and the schoolbag, it was phsyically imposible for them to walk to school. I could barely pick their schoolbags off the floor. If any adult had to carry that weight around their entire working day, their employers would have Hell to pay when taken to court!

Seriously, I would ask all adults to try picking up and carrying around the average high school pupil's bag. Something needs to be done. There are definitely going to be long term spine issues for these kids.

When I was at school, there was a campaign about wearing back packs correctly. Back packs are usually supplied with 2 straps but kids didn't see this as 'cool' so 1 strap was the norm. This had an effect on kids backs becoming out of alignment or whatever.

Wear your back packs correctly and you won't get back ache from uneven weight distribution on your spine. Oh and load your bag/back pack correctly and evenly instead of just chucking stuff in- it's not great having a text book jab you in the back every time you walk.

oh dear. some kids dont get an education, some kids need to get a grip, and some kids need to help fight the increasing childhood obesity trends by carrying more books. diddums.

The things that school kids complain about these days. Too many books to carry? Are you serious?

I have quite a severe RSI from my exams that still plays up, and a slight spine curve the doctor has put down to 'weight strain at a young age'.

Enough said, really.

There's a really simple answer to this problem. If you're school or college is only an hour away by foot, that translates into 15-20 minutes by bicycle. Bicycles can be fitted with baskets or panniers, basically whatever you prefer. Into these you can stuff as many books as you like. The added bonus being you can go to school both ways under your own power, when you like and in a relatively short period of time 2 or 3 hrs cycling a week isn't too much to cope with and you'll stay fit without the sore back and neck. Better still, get a recumbent bicycle for comfort and speed. If you really want to be lazy there's kits to convert bikes to e-bikes (electric power assist) to take the effort out of the hills. Hope that helps!

Not having children it's not a direct concern of mine, but I'm always surprised by the amount of 'stuff' I see even primary school children lugging into school.
The long term effect on children is one thing, and quite bad enough, but what of the environmental effect, parents are more likely to transport their children to school by car if they look like the Paras yomping across Dartmoor.