So, I lived in India as a foreigner over 12 years ago now and, back in both 4th and 5th grade, our class teachers would record our weights and heights(I don’t remember if this one a year or for every term) and would later be written in our report card for our parents

As fat kid, having to step on the scale in front of the whole class was humiliating and its not like they did anything with those numbers. They didn’t mention them to parents, didn’t make life style changes recommendations. The least they could have done was take those measurements in private and not in front of the whole class

Is this still a practice Today in India school? Was it popular during the 2010(I lived there from 2012-2014)? For people who had their measurements taken, especially other fat kids, how did it feel?

What about other parts of the world?

  • Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Back when i went to primry school, grades 1-9, ~1999-2009, in Eastern Europe. Cant recall whatever it was done at higher education, grades 10-12 and trades school as well as i barely showed up back then.

    Yes, height, weight, eyesight, posterior posture, lyce , vaccination, blood pressure and some other minor things were checked yearly. Though at the nurses office not in front of the class.

    Nowadays with my kids, that’s being done at the general practitioners office, recommendbly yearly, but usually whenever we might visit them.