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Re:Think Like a King - 2008/11/12 18:09
I started using the software at one of my elementary school programs in Indiana this year. Another coach picked it out for us. There are many positives and only a few negatives, but the negatives were pretty tough to get around.
Negatives: The worksheets can't stand alone. The directions are horrendous and the kids just cant figure out what they are supposed to do on about half of them. Not a big deal if you're running a small club and can take 10 minutes to explain them to the group, but with 47 kids, confusion is a big issue. We also had to re-write the order and amount of content in the worksheets to make it fit into a 4 year teaching cycle for 3 seperate playing abilities. Even after grouping sets of lessons together, it wasn't possible to make a black belt of scholastic chess in the time we have them in the program.
Positive: The incentive program is fantastic. The kids love those tags. The software makes it possible to track ratings and progress if you're good at keeping on top of data entry. There is organization to the curriculum that is logical and progressive.
So to follow up and answer the question of wheter you want this software, the answer is: Maybe. If you need some organization to your curriculum and an incentive program to keep the kids interested, then yes. If you're a chessmaster or expert that can organize your own curriculum, and have a personality to entertain and hold interest, then no.
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