Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools

Re:Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to... by Ekaros on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @07:54AM (#37479676)

If we take a young child weighting 20-30 kg, 5 kg would be 1/4th to 1/6th of body mass... 15-20 kg or 10-15kg carried daily by adult is not a light load. And children have less developed bodies.

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Re:Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to... by eddtests on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @02:06AM (#37492785)

Do 20kg children ever really carry 5kg bags though?

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Re:Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to... by Foobar8568 on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @02:23AM (#37492889)

I wouldn't be surprised if 25kg kids would need to carry 5kg bags. When I was a teen, I had to carry 10kg and I am sure I wasn't over than 35kg at that time. I was particularly slim but not as slim as some kids I am seeing today.

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Re:Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to... by eddtests on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @06:32AM (#37494875)

25kg is the average weight of a 7 year old girl, so I think it’s fair to say the youngest lightest average child in school.

Id be interested what Grade 1 girls are carrying around that’s totalling 5kg - that’s three hardcover undergrad physics textbooks lol. And even if they do combine to 5kg, there’s no evidence it causes any harm to children!

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