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Originally posted by dielon444
my school has an awful chess club that no one's in but me
(i eventually stopped going after playing the teacher and 2 other people over and over.) but if the game had been taught from middle school i think a lot more people would be interested and good at it. it also helps with problem solving and math...so why dont they do it?
I know a few people on the site that volunteer to organize chess clubs in the elementary school. Kids are pretty hungry for that kind of stuff after school. The younger the better.

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at the moment there is absolutely no reason to teach math for example to high school students that will be english majors other than the fact that it develops logic. so why not teach chess, it has the same use in developing logic and i know it will be more fun than math.

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Originally posted by dielon444
my school has an awful chess club that no one's in but me
(i eventually stopped going after playing the teacher and 2 other people over and over.) but if the game had been taught from middle school i think a lot more people would be interested and good at it. it also helps with problem solving and math...so why dont they do it?
As someone who has built up big chess and table tennis clubs at schools, there are certain rules to building a club.

The timing and publicity are crucial.

A formal structure helps build an ethos.

The regularity and enthusiasm of the teachers/coaches.

A critical mass of students is essential. Pupils waiting and watching create an audience.