Originally posted by Timothy2005There a lot of articles on this subject on the web. I read a couple of them years ago but can't remember where. Try searching for it on the internet.
Hello everyone. I am currently trying to write a research paper about the benefits chess provides for academic success. If anyone would happen to know some great sources to find information on the topic, I would appreciate it very much. Thank you.
Originally posted by wormwoodIt does. There have been a lot of articles written on this and they are starting to implement chess as a mandatory course in some schools. It's a hot thing in elementary right now.
I would be very surprised if chess improved academic performance. good study habits improves both of course, but I don't think that has anything to do with chess itself.
if I'd put a fraction of the energy I waste on chess into something productive... well you all know how it goes...
However, it's not only chess though. I had a chat with someone else and we believe any game which stimulates your brain would work. Doesn't have to be chess.
Originally posted by RahimKThe study I linked had controls for that. Their conclusion was that it's chess itself.
It does. There have been a lot of articles written on this and they are starting to implement chess as a mandatory course in some schools. It's a hot thing in elementary right now.
However, it's not only chess though. I had a chat with someone else and we believe any game which stimulates your brain would work. Doesn't have to be chess.
Here is some stuff you could include in your paper:
Lasker and Tarrasch nearly flunked out of school because of chess. Alekhine was reprimanded by his teachers because he was so distracted by the game. Reshevsky was exploited by his parents and pulled from formal education. Fischer was a dropout, etc., etc.