Javier Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 If your children come home from school and announce that they played chess that day, don’t worry. They might have learned something anyway. It might have been part of that day’s math lesson. Jerry Nash, the scholastic director of the U.S. Chess Federation, told educators who gathered at Texas Woman’s University on Friday how chess could teach many math skills to young children. “Will chess solve all the problems? No, but it is a tool that enables teachers to do more efficiently what they are required to do,” Nash told the group. “The math and the critical-thinking skills are inherent in the game.” View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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