Intelligence - you have got a point. Lekin agar aap macro level per dekhein tou burden hai. Hamare India mein tou 2.5 years se hi schooling shuru ho jaati hai. Nursery mein jaane lagte hain bachhe aur unke bag ka weight unse zyada hota hai. Lekin wahan unhein sirf khelne ko diya jaata hai 4 ghante tak. Aur ye 4 ghante unke liye fun tou hote hain lekin saath saath unki fatigue bhi badhati hai, Kyunki over enthusiastic parents unko private tutor ke hawale ker dete hain. Ye isliye ke woh chahate hain ke Nursery ke baad unke bachhe ki achhe school mein admissio ho jaye. Aur phir ye aajkal prestige issue bann gaya hai ke kiske bachhe ki admission first list mein hoti hai. Bachha tou kuchh samajhat nahin inn baaton ko coz, he/she is so young, Aur parents eik dam se uske upar sawaar rehte hain. Ye pressure bachhom ko na sirf physically burden dete hain balke mentally unhein insecured bhi banate hain. India mein tou situation ye hai ke youngsters commit suicide for petty reason due to this kind of undue pressure from all corners. And most of them suffer from acute depression. Not only that kids will have to undergo different kind of class tests every other day. Its a fact that kids are overloaded. It is not the question of having home work during vacation. Ye daily routine wali baat bhi hai. Aise mein bachhe na classes enjoy ker rahe hain aur na holidays. Jab school days itne hectic hote hain, tou mujhe nahin lagta hai unper vacation home work ki zaroorat hai. Rather kids should be exposed to new areas of creativity like paintings etc. during vacation. There can be excursion visit too for them to spend holidays alongwith extensive learning.