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Bernardo de La Paz

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16. Kids need civics and critical thinking. Chess helps with the latter, but kids have no clue civics is

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Sat Apr 15, 2023, 10:14 AM

Apr 2023

Kids have no clue how important civics is.

That Air National Guard TRAITOR undoubtedly got shorted on civics. Empty Greene defending him got shorted on civics. All the fascists trying to overturn elections and stymie democracy got shorted on civics.

I take issue with the statement that kids know what they need to learn. They do not. Yes, they are sponges for learning until it gets beaten out of them by math-phobic parents and short-sighted parents who think all you need is some "skill".

But kids (and most parents) do not know that fundamentals are so important.

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Teachers nationwide are flummoxed by students' newfound chess obsession [View all] mopinko Apr 2023 OP

When I was a very young girl ggma Apr 2023 #1

your grandma was a wise woman. mopinko Apr 2023 #2

Very wise. paleotn Apr 2023 #15

Chess is a natural online game. oioioi Apr 2023 #3

i suspect 'the queens gambit' didnt hurt. mopinko Apr 2023 #6

Chess.com - highly recommend oioioi Apr 2023 #7

good point! mopinko Apr 2023 #8

I did my best in high school to popularize chess EYESORE 9001 Apr 2023 #4

Nice, I taught myself chess in HS, was on the chess team playing tournys, guess I was a nerd, lol Shanti Shanti Shanti Apr 2023 #5

It's pretty easy to figure out these kids were at home xmas74 Apr 2023 #9

yeah, and i suspect mopinko Apr 2023 #10

Exactly xmas74 Apr 2023 #29

I brought Mancala to my students this year aocommunalpunch Apr 2023 #11

i'll have to fall by the local school mopinko Apr 2023 #12

My grandkids play Marthe48 Apr 2023 #13

Funny that people think shoot'em up games are not strategic edisdead Apr 2023 #14

i've never been a gamer, but lived w a house full of them. mopinko Apr 2023 #17

It's not just strategic planning, video games also help hand eye coordination GregariousGroundhog Apr 2023 #33

Kids need civics and critical thinking. Chess helps with the latter, but kids have no clue civics is Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #16

well, not entirely, but then mopinko Apr 2023 #20

Queens gambit on Netflix probably had a lot to bring it into fashion. boston bean Apr 2023 #18

My 6th grade grandson just joined newly formed chess club at his school. BoomaofBandM Apr 2023 #19

World championship going on right now Johnny2X2X Apr 2023 #21

And the best player in the world has decided to no longer compete in it. malthaussen Apr 2023 #26

Cheating scandal wasn't a scandal. Johnny2X2X Apr 2023 #27

My youngest son loved to read. The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #22

boy howdy. lol. mopinko Apr 2023 #24

What a delightful, encouraging bit of news! Paladin Apr 2023 #23

One of our grandsons has been hooked for some while. I was very happy Hortensis Apr 2023 #25

There are loads of chess streamers on Twitch tornado34jh Apr 2023 #28

I think they'd also like Bridge. ananda Apr 2023 #30

This is a pretty cool problem to have! hatrack Apr 2023 #31

See It All The Time When Subbing ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #32

watch- in a year or 2, mopinko Apr 2023 #34

That Could Be ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #35

wonder how many of them spent time making music. mopinko Apr 2023 #37

HAHAHA....my 14 year old is really into it right now purr-rat beauty Apr 2023 #36