Should every child be made to play chess?

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Re: Should every child be made to play chess?

Post by Alex Holowczak » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:12 am

Christopher Kreuzer wrote:
Alex Holowczak wrote:There are some English children who don't like Maths, but they're forced to do it at school. Is it an incredibly bad idea to get them to do Geography?
Was there a reason for switching from Maths to Geography here?
Yes; I didn't read my post before I posted it. :D
Matthew Turner wrote:All Schools recognise the importance of physical exercise in a child's wellbeing. That is why all children play sport at School. We all accept this now, but at one time this would have been a controversial view. There is no reason why in future a similar argument could not be accepted about a child's mental fitness. I am not sure this means all children need to learn chess, some schools might teach bridge instead or perhaps sudoku puzzles. I think that would be very beneficial for students across a large spectrum of academic abilities.
I very much agree with this, and it certainly doesn't have to be chess. I would add to your list things like crosswords or word-searches. Even Countdown!

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