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The myth of the gifted child: how high the IQ score should be.
(2010-02-10 08:18:38)
IrecentlyreadaveryinterestingarticlenamedTheJuniorMeritocracyinNewYorkmagazine(Feb8,2010).ThearticleexplainedwhythekindergartenadmissiontestsrequiredbymanyNewYorkschoolscouldbeworthless.ItalsodiscussedIQscoresandproposedabetteralternativescreeningmethodforfuturesuccess.
Someinterestingpointsandassociatedquotesarelistedbelow;youcanreadthefullarticlefromitswebsite.
*IQof120ishighenough:
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Step by step instructions (Part 2) on having your kids start
(2009-11-28 09:15:06)
playinginratedchessscholastictournamentsintheUS
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PREPARATIONSOFPARENTS
Ontheday(days)beforethegame
1)Haveallchessequipmentsyouhaveready,suchassharpenthepencils,ifyouhaveboughtchessdigitalclocks,learnhowtouseitandsetittothetimecontroladvisedonwebsiteforthegame.Butifyoudonothavechessclocks,notabigdeal,maybeyouropponenthasone;inaddition,scholasticche...[阅读全文]
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Step by step instructions (Part 1) on having your kids start
(2009-11-14 23:13:38)
playinginratedchessscholastictournamentsintheUS.PartI
DisclaimerandIntroduction
Thiswritingisbasedontheexperienceofaparentofascholasticchessplayerandisnotanexpert’sextensivelist.Whenmysonjuststartplayinginratedscholastictournamentlastyear,wegotmanyhelptipsfromthechessparentsandorganizers.Iappreciateallthehelpswereceivedandwanttomakesomecontributiontowardthechesscommunity.Iwrotethisposttoh...[阅读全文]
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Push? Andre Agassi: I did not choose tennis when I was young
(2009-11-12 19:09:43)
Today,IheardaninterestinginterviewofAndreAgassionNPR(thewebsiteishttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120248809&ps=cprs).Andrewasaveryfamoustennisstar.Hewaswidelyconsideredoneofthegreatesttennisplayersofalltime.Ontheshow,hesaidhedidnotchoosetenniswhenhewasyoungbuthisfatherpushedhim.(Toreadmore,pleasevisitmyblog:www.TheChessDad.com)
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