Brian Ashley

Why Chess Matters (eBook, ePUB)

A Parent and Teacher's Guide to the Ancient Game of Kings

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Chess has a history like no other game. It literally spans all cultural, national and political boundaries. During the height of the cold war, there was no disagreement between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A about chess. It was a great game. Chess developed from the realm of kings and was a metaphor for war. The game started in India some 2500 years ago, traveled across Asia and into all parts of Europe, then sailed to the new world, where it kept expanding to the game we have today. Why Chess Matters is an easy-to-read book about chess and self-improvement. It has just enough detail to learn to play the game for fun. But additionally, it is a book about how to teach chess with new skills in mind that help both the teacher and the student or the parent and the child. There are also chapters on the history of chess and how it evolved, a chapter on careers, as well as a chapter on Jr. Golf and chess. What we have found in recent years is that a large part of our educational experience for both children and adults lack training in the most basic of life skills needed for a successful and happy life. Skills like patience, grit, self-confidence, and a host of others.Significantly, coinciding with the skills that chess develops in an individual, are the same qualities and skills that form the foundation of the relatively new field of Positive Psychology, founded by Dr. Martin Seligman in the late 1990''s. These skills, called, "non-cognitive skills," have been studied written about extensively in Positive Psychology. Just one of these qualities is patience. For a parent watching their former fidgety kid sitting still, concentrating on winning a chess game, over a board and opposite a real human, and not a computer or TV screen, is nothing short of miraculous! The book explores this and other beneficial qualities.To sum up, the teaching and learning experience, using the elements found in Why Chess Matters, is the best way to introduce people to the ancient game.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 125
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798350936537
• Artikelnr.: 69836254

Autorenporträt

Mr. Ashley started playing chess at age 8 on the streets in his hometown of Cohoes, NY. In mid-career, he founded The Sausalito Chess Academy in Marin County, California. Upon retirement, he founded another chess school, The Venetian Bay Chess Academy in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Mr. has a B.A. in Psychology and an MBA from Cal. State University Northridge, and Cal. State University San Francisco, respectively. He spent his career in home fashion bedding and bath, and is responsible for many innovations in the field. He currently resides in New Smyrna Beach Florida where he is actively involved in chess for junior golfers. Megan is a professional golfer from Aberdeen, Scotland with an MBA and BA in Sport Management/Psychology. >In 2010 Ben attended the Professional Golfers Career College in Orlando, FL. The focus of this college was to create the next leaders in the golf industry exposing students to every possible career path within the world of golf. Very quickly Ben identified Tournament Operations and Instruction as the path he wanted to pursue. While attending college Ben interned with the LPGA Tour, The LPGA Symetra Tour, The Arnold Palmer Invitational, and the North Florida PGA. After Graduating with honors Ben took over as the North Florida PGA Tournament Director in 2011. As the North Florida PGA Tournament Director Ben was responsible for many PGA Club Professional Championships, Collegiate Conference Championships, PGA Tour Q-School, Junior Golf Championships, and many more events every single year. Ben has also scored higher than 92 on the USGA Rules of Golf Exam making him a Certified Rules Official. In 2018 Ben was hired by a private company to run an LPGA Symetra Tour Event in Sarasota Florida. This event was the highest purse in the history of the Tour and according to players and LPGA Symetra Tour staff, it had a "Major Feel" to it. Shortly thereafter Ben accepted the role as Director of Golf at Venetian Bay Golf Club in New Smyrna Beach. Ben now lives in Ormond Beach with his wife Angelina and two kids Jaxson and Magnolia. Ben spends his time with his family dancing with Magnolia, cooking for the family, and of course, playing chess with Jaxson.