Yesterday was back to school day for most schools. I was standing outside my community and watching the hustle and bustle of kids trying to catch their school bus. But what caught my eye was heavy bags on their tiny shoulders. Those bags weighed more than the child's weight. 

I wonder, do schools and governments even care about them? 

 According to my knowledge, the Central government has advised the states, to lessen the burden of school bags for school going children and do away completely with homework for children studying first and second classes, which if it is true, it’s praiseworthy. I really hope the state governments should heed to the sensitive and wise advice immediately. 

In fact, schools can provide book-shelves to every student, and the government can also provide financial support for this. Schools can also change their academic schedule in such a manner that they divide weekdays according to the subjects so that instead of carrying all books every day, a student can use only 3/4books on a particular day. It was even suggested that the pages of textbooks and notebooks should be reduced to half or say 50 pages. Textbooks could be published topic wise or chapter wise. Now the existing system has been stealing all the enthusiasm, creativity, and the spirits of a child in the name of modern education. The elements of morals,  ethics, arts, and creative skills that help one’s overall development are gradually missing in primary education. The reform should start from the very beginning of school life. There should be an innovative solution or we might find schools being the place of least interest for the children of the next generation.