We have in our school about 100 boys, whose Intelligence Quotients range from 50 to 70 and who are aged 7 to 11 years. They are sent to us at all ages as they are " classified " from the ordinary schools. We pass them on to a senior boys' school, where they stay until they are 16. Although our building is in a large city, we are not far from its " golden frame " and, we feel, we are within easy...

BACKGROUND Intense physical activity (PA) improves muscle strength in children, but it remains uncertain whether moderately intense PA in a population-based cohort of children confers these benefits. METHODS We included children aged 6-9 years in four schools where the intervention school increased the school curriculum of PA from 60 minutes/week to 40 minutes/school day while the control sch...

Background: Body composition in periods of childhood, puberty and adolescent is a marker metabolic changes that occur during these growth maturation, and, thus, it an important information regarding child health. Purpose: The purpose to study the age-related body index mass different age school boys Tashkent city. Method: Boys was measured by analyzer “Tanita BC 543” (Japan) morning between 9.0...

The Relationship between Moral Intelligence of High School Girls and Boys and their Attitude toward Pre-Marital Relationships M. Ilami The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between moral intelligence of high school girls and boys and their attitude toward pre-marital relationships. In this survey, 384 Mashhadi high school girls and boys, aged between 15 and 19, w...

Two British boarding schools for boys with different disciplinary policies in respect of cigarette smoking were identified. Questionnaires were sent to the young "old boys" of each school to determine their present smoking habit and most were returned (school A 81%, school B 83%). Significantly more responders smoked who had been to the less strict school (school A 39%, school B 30%, p less tha...

This study was undertaken to establish the existence of any gender-specific differences in the perceived antecedents of academic stress. The Academic Pressure Scale for Adolescents was administered to 112 girls and 160 boys attending high school. Significant gender-based differences were obtained on eight of the 35 questions of the scale. In each case girls reported greater stress than boys. Th...