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The Backpack Drop Zone: One Sixth-Grade Truth That Exposed Our Quiet Crisis

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the whiteboard and wrote two words: THE BACKPACK.

“You all lug these heavy bags into my class every morning,” I told them, pointing to the pile of nylon and canvas by the door. “They are full of textbooks, gym clothes, and laptops. But that’s not the heavy stuff. The heavy stuff is what you carry inside.”

I explained that “The Backpack” is the invisible continue reading …

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