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Gothmog

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10. Great story

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 10:39 PM

Oct 2012

Thank you for posting this story. I will be going to this film when it comes out.

Lanier Middle School in Houston has a very good chess team and the chess team was the cool kids. Lanier is a magnet school and so is in a very different situation compared this school. My son attended Lanier for one year and went to a couple of chess tournaments. One of his classmates at this school was a national master by his senior year in high school.

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"Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team" [View all] Starry Messenger Oct 2012 OP

and unlike 'won't back down,' it's actually true. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #1

I can't wait to see this film. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #2

"They work when they have the resources they need" HiPointDem Oct 2012 #6

I can believe it. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #8

Wow is right. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #3

I've watched the trailer three times and I'm still verklempt. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #4

Very Cool! scot Oct 2012 #5

At my school, the cool kids are on the Forensics team. knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #7

I went to a school like that. Daemonaquila Oct 2012 #9

Great story Gothmog Oct 2012 #10

I just love stories like this. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #11

K and R and thank you for this good story! NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #12

It is important to get kids (not just kids from poor families) into something that is not Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #13

My dad used to frequently remark that it was sad... phantom power Oct 2012 #14

MY GAME! garthranzz Oct 2012 #15

MIne, too!! Kudos for these kids!!! lastlib Oct 2012 #17

all the cool kids at my community college were in the chess club madrchsod Oct 2012 #16

The most significant learning occurs through problem solving and game playing. AdHocSolver Oct 2012 #18

Let's teach duplicate bridge. kchamberlin25 Oct 2012 #19

Sounds like my high school class Cleita Oct 2012 #20

Great Catch. littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 #21