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Overtonwindow
on April 15, 2023
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Teachers nationwide are flummoxed by students’ new...
..flummoxed?? Strange choice of a word. I was delighted when my son took up, chess when he was seven years old. I think chess should be something that is taught in school, alongside music, art, and history.
jononomo
on April 15, 2023
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Art, music, and history have some relevance to life, but chess does not.
Overtonwindow
on April 16, 2023
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Depends on who you ask. For people who play chess, it is art and it has great relevance. The fact you're commenting on this shows it.
jononomo
on April 16, 2023
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I feel sorry for people who play chess -- especially those who devote their lives to it.
lucaspfeifer
on April 16, 2023
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Why -- because you spend your free time in a much more useful and productive manner?
_yvc3
on April 16, 2023
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