For many of you, this is the first Weibel Chess blog post you've seen. Welcome! A reminder that the first Team meeting is this Friday, September 21. The first Club meeting is on Tuesday, September 25. Team times are from 2:55pm-5:30pm, and Club is from 2:55pm-4:15pm. Dr. Kirshner will be at the Back To School Night on Tuesday (9/18) from 6:30-7:00pm to answer any questions.
Ted Castro and the Norcal House of Chess will host a scholastic tournament for players rated under 1500 this Saturday, 9/22. The Norcal House of Chess has a new location, very close to Weibel, on the corner of Grimmer and Warm Springs Blvd/Osgood, at the northeast corner business complex. Please look to the right in the scholastic section tournament listings for more details. The tournament sections for scholastic and advanced kids are updated through New Year's Day. Note that there are tournaments every week, so please find many to go to. Also, a new 5-week Friday Night Marathon begins Friday September 28.
Book recommendation (for the parents). How Children Succeed - Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by noted education writer Paul Tough. Using some of the latest scientific research on non-cognitive thinking skills, Tough argues that skills like perserverance and self-control are just as important to success in academics, and in life, as having a high IQ. One chapter, "How to Think" focuses on the role chess plays in education and documents the successes Elizabeth Vichary-Spiegel has been achieving at I.S. 318 in Brooklyn (also featured in the upcoming Brooklyn Castle documentary). You can buy it at Amazon here.
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