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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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