http://un.teachable.net/2010/04/rule-chess-club/ Inside track on teaching Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:27:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://un.teachable.net/2010/04/rule-chess-club/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Why we won’t win the World Cup | Unteachable Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:27:36 +0000 http://un.teachable.net/?p=578#comment-242 [...] Hopefully with all this drama cleared up, the local council will be able to get schools to focus on areas where it’s really important to remove the competitive element – like Chess Club. [...] [...] Hopefully with all this drama cleared up, the local council will be able to get schools to focus on areas where it’s really important to remove the competitive element – like Chess Club. [...]

]]> http://un.teachable.net/2010/04/rule-chess-club/comment-page-1/#comment-210 SimonSays Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:14:12 +0000 http://un.teachable.net/?p=578#comment-210 Thanks Teachercreature. They were, indeed, much more talented than I could ever hope to be at chess. I think I'd enjoy a cookery club, though. Not because I'm any good at cooking, but if the students were as good at cooking as they are at chess, cookery club lunches would beat regular school lunches hands-down. Thanks Teachercreature. They were, indeed, much more talented than I could ever hope to be at chess. I think I’d enjoy a cookery club, though. Not because I’m any good at cooking, but if the students were as good at cooking as they are at chess, cookery club lunches would beat regular school lunches hands-down.

]]> http://un.teachable.net/2010/04/rule-chess-club/comment-page-1/#comment-207 teachercreature Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:37:47 +0000 http://un.teachable.net/?p=578#comment-207 It's a hard lesson to learn when you discover that the children are actually much more talented than you are. Anyone who has squeaked their way embarrasingly through a recorder club, will agree. I've also had similar experiences with cookery and gardening. The horror. The horror. Great post. It’s a hard lesson to learn when you discover that the children are actually much more talented than you are. Anyone who has squeaked their way embarrasingly through a recorder club, will agree. I’ve also had similar experiences with cookery and gardening. The horror. The horror. Great post.

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