Do Kids Really Carry Their Backpacks?

th3lawmak3

In high school do kids really walk around and bring to class their backpacks?

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It depends on the school. I have worked in schools where everyone carries their backpacks because the school is too large to go to your locker, school where only a few kids carried their backpacks, and even some schools that had rules against carry backpacks and backs. Many girls carry a larger purse style bag for their books, and many boys use the drawstring smaller bags that are similar to back packs instead of larger back packs.

Cool backpacks for boys for 2008/2009 school year.?

kaye922001

My boys will be attending middle (public) school this year for the first time on front range in Colorado. We are new to the area. Any idea what is consider "cool" for boys for backpacks? Can boys use messager bags or are those just for girls in middle school? What about slings? Please help. We are getting tired of hunting for backpacks.
Thanks for your help.

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Jansport are usually a safe bet and what many kids are using. It is not so common and popular however for boys to use messenger bags and be sure to stay away from roller backpacks!

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Why do teenagers use small kids' backpacks?

RachelB613

I live in Oakland, CA. I frequently see young teenagers, especially African-American teenage girls (around Claremont Middle School and in some parts of Berkeley) wearing backpacks that seem specifically for younger kids (primary grades; K-3rd). I have seen these girls, and possibly even boys, with Dora the Explorer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Spiderman, Superman, Strawberry Shortcake and various Princess backpacks. They are always small backpacks (about 16") and don't seem like they would be big enough for a middle schooler to fit all their stuff that they'd need for school.

- How do these backpacks fit into the lives of these teenagers I see?
- Do certain groups more than others tend to use them? (i.e. I've never seen Latino kids wearing them, but maybe they do.)
- Why?
- In what ways?
- What function do the backpacks serve?
- What do these backpacks tell us about these kids who use them?
Please do not answer this question unless you know the answer to WHY these specific kids or other kids that you know use these backpacks. I tried to explain earlier... I am a graduate student at UC Berkeley in the Education Department. I doing this investigation as part of an assignment for my Urban Education class. (Please do not post random answers just so you can get points. That is not very helpful to me. Thanks!)

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I see that in Oakland too, mainly around Oakland Tech. It's just a fashion thing really. They've been popular for at least a few years, mainly with the African-American community in Oakland. I guess it has something in common with the Finding Nemo cup I have on my desk.

The amount of books and papers these kids are bringing to and from school really does fit in a little-kid backpack. They'll probably have a notebook or two, maybe a binder, a few pencils, and possibly a book or two. Mostly they can leave things in their lockers. I went to a competetive private school, so I had a lot of books to carry back and forth every day, but public schools often don't have enough textbooks to go around, and don't let kids take them home even if they want to.

Once in high school I went to a debate competition that was held at a public school in Utah, and it started before the end of classes on Friday (since Utah refuses to allow any debate rounds to take place on Sundays). I remember being struck by the fact that many kids when they were leaving for the weekend didn't even have a backpack at all - just a couple books/notebooks tucked under their arm.

The little-kid backpacks serve the same function as any other backpack, and they have enough room for everything that the kids need to bring home with them. So what's wrong with having a backpack with cartoon characters on it?

what should i do if a boy in my class brings a condom to school!!!?

Q. he is like 14 so what should i do he is one of the popular kids at school and i don't want to be the lame geek that bails him out

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Um, ignore it? What do you care if he has a condom in his backpack? Just don't let him use it on you.

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Hey im looking for advice and tips for public middle school? Any tips for being the new kid?

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Helpful Pe

Hi the whole time that ive been in middle school, it has been at an expensive private school where everybody is friends with everyone. Im just wondering how is public midddle school gonna b like? And do you have any tips for being the new kid? THANKS SO MUCH!

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You have NOTHING to worry about, here are some tips:

1. Always be prepared. Study the night before each test
2. Think pefore you speak, you might think you know the answer, but double check.
3. Know your limits. If something is too hard or is confusing, ask for help
4. Only surround yourself with people who make you feel good
5. Keep your friends close and your frenemies far
6. If you have a lot of trouble in a subject, get a tutor
7. Write down every teacherâs name in your notebook for that class so you donât forget
8. Put your homework back in your backpack as soon as your done
9. Donât take a class because your friends are.
10. Eat at lunch, donât just talk
11. Be yourself!
12. In a sea of people, no one notices one mistake
13. If your teacher gives out a wrong answer, raise your hand to correct her
14. DONâT correct teacherâs grammar
15. If your best (and only) friend moves, MAKE MORE!
16. Donât just do your homework and be done, check over it
17. Do your best. Your best is all anyone can ask you to do
18. To lie you need a good memory, to tell the truth you donât.
19. Always keep an extra shirt in your locker for if you spill something.
20. Fashion fads are highly overrated, they end as soon as they start


21. Due dates are closer then they appear
22. Donât make exuses over everything, own up to your mistakes
23. Be sure your caught up in middle school homework and classwork. If you get behind itâs hard to make up
24. Read assignments and directions carefully
25. Have your own style and stick with it
26. Have a speacial binder for homework assignments so you donât lose them
27. You donât need a guy/girl to be cool or happy
28. If you like a guy/girl be yourself, if he doesnât like you, his loss
29. Be involved, dress the part for special days
30. Get a lift to school on rainy days or else youâll spend homeroom in wet jeans
31. Never end a friendship over rumors
32. Join tons of club so you can meet friends with the same interests as you.
33. Be friends with people who donât get in trouble
34. Itâs okay to make new friends; but donât forget your old ones
35. Never try to be popular, just do things you like
36. Be friends with people you care about most.
37. Always hang out with people who make you laugh
38. If you REALLY want to keep something secret, keep it to yourself. Even a bff can let it slip sometimes
39. Never let your enemies see you cry, that only lets them win
40. When the popular people talk, others listen

41. Always understand when a friend makes a mistake
42. Live life to the greatest
43. Talk to your guidence counsler if something is wrong
44. The place you sit in lunch on the first day is where youâll be sitting for the rest of the year
45. Do things you enjoy
46. Act fine, even if your not, around teachers.
47. Donât sit next to a cute guy/girl in class, itâll distract you
48. Get exersize and be healthy
49. Push through all of the drama
50. Stay away from crushes
51. Donât get crushed by a crush
52. Donât tell your teacher that your doing something to get out of class.
53. Teachers like to think your doing things for non-selfish reasons
54. Donât ignore your friend when she is telling you something important
55. Be the first one to apoligize after a fight
56. Keep your head high and chrage for the mountain
57. Love, laugh, live
58. No recess is a good thing, not as much drama
59. Manage your lunch time
60. Only make commitments you can keep

61. Boys/Girls are overrated, ignore them
62. Focus more on school than being popular
63. Stay true to yourself and you will make it through
64. Donât worry about a test if you studied, youâll do fine!
65. Donât fall for guys/girls for looks!
66. Open up your eyes and see what kind of person you really are
67. Donât try to make people feel sorry for you
68. If your trying to get a guy to notice you donât come to school in a tube top and mini skirt
69. Donât worry about what other people say YOU LOOK GREAT!!
70. Round up some of your clothes and find what matches
71. Pick out your clothes the night before
72. Donât send your friend to tell your crush you like him!
73. ALWAYS wear deodorant
74. KARMA! What goes around comes around
75. Just have fun and make the best of the year

What do you think about the kid in Tucson, AZ who is being sent back to Mexico for having pot in his bag?

GENE

He was at his Jr high school and had two joints in his backpack. After authorities were notified the boy and his entire family are being sent back to Mexico because they were in this country illegally.

Some are happy to be rid of the illegals, but this seems like severe treatment and all the family must now be deported. I don't really know how to feel about this. Were the people generally law abiding? Were the parents employed and eligible for legal status? What are your thoughts and feelings?
The kid, and possibly his siblings, could be U.S. citizens.

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Just to let you know, there are some people with brain cells that actually can connect a thought or two here :)

There are lots of cases lately like this that have led to rapid deportation. Usually what hits the news is parents in trouble, not kids.

And what makes those cases heartbreaking is sometimes one or more members of the family ARE US citizens. Either they split up, and the kids are left alone in the US, or the cids are sent to a place they never knew for reasons they had nothing to do with.

This is an extremely active and evolving area of law and policy in the US.

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My sons are 5 and are having trouble being put in to different classes. What can I do?

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Lakesen Fa

My sons Holden and Alden started kindergarden a few weeks ago but are in 2 different classes and every day they cry before school because they dont want to leave each other. What can I do to make them feel more comfortable with being spilt apart?

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Get a couple of those keychain photo holders and put in a photo of the two of them together. Attach one to each of their backpacks or lunch bags. Remind them that they will be together again after school, and that they can look at their photos if they feel lonely for each other during school. At my daughter's kindergarten, there is a family photo board that the kids can look at whenever they feel the need.

You could also encourage them to draw pictures for each other during the day, and give them to one another after school. Before school, you could have each boy 'write' the other a little note or wrap up a little treat to sneak into the other boy's lunch bag or backpack. Make a game out of it, so they look forward to finding their 'surprises' once they get to school. Talk to their teachers about other ideas.

Good luck!

What will a hyperactive baby be good at?

cyberjazz

My 1 month baby boy sleeps less than normal. When he's awake, he moves his hands and legs, and always kicks his blanket off. He cries, yells, and moves vigorously when sensing light contacts. I always wait until he wakes up (not very long) to move him to another place, otherwise he yells out. He can already lift his head up when lying on his stomach, and tries to flip. Some references point that this is an active-type baby.

I wonder what will this type of baby be good at, later on during teens and adulthood? Sports? Being sociable? What kind of treatments that would stimulate the baby (or later on toddler) to sharpen his strength?

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Yes, I know what you mean.

My daughter was like that, always in motion. I made sure to tire her out pretty well before nap and bedtimes to make sure she got enough solid hours of sleep.

Otherwise, she was a great kid to have around. I put her in a front pack facing outward until she was too big to carry like that, and then in a backpack peeking over my shoulder.

She loved being with me as I cooked, rolled out dough, ironed, worked in the garden, etc. and I wasn't spastic worried that she was going to kill herself because she could climb out of anything (crib, playpen, whatever) from four or five months old and up.

She swam like a fish from a very young age, enjoyed ballet from age 3, and ran triathalons (swim, bicycle, run) untill age 12, when she took up field hockey and tennis.

She's grown now, but goes rock climbing, still dances professionally sometimes, and is in med school, which is physically gruelling along with the mental side.

Just try to get the training in with him BEFORE he goes off recklessly--I had her in swim lessons before she could walk, taught her to drive at age 12 with LOTS of rules to make sure she'd be well in control of a vehicle before that superactive body of hers took over.

I think it paid off because she seeks out the 'proper' way to do things and takes lessons before going into frantic activity . . . LOL.

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