Checkmate in the classroom
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The game of chess is adopted as a subject in schools and helps in learning other subjects.
The eyes are fixed at the same point. With each bid, the opposing group gets together and thinks the best solution for the next move. Concentration, silence and close attention are essential in this game of giant chess. The activity is monitored by a teacher and occurs within a school. "I want to be a lady," they shout two students interested in becoming the strongest piece of the game.
Or giant size traditional chess is part of the extra activity of the College of Bom Jesus Our Lady of Lourdes, in Curitiba. Chess also appears integrated into the curriculum of physical education in most colleges in Parana, in public and private.
In the 175 public schools city of Curitiba and 2.1 thousand schools in the State of Paraná, chess is part of the contents of Physical Education. The same occurs in schools Don Bosco. Bom Jesus in schools may appear as extra activity or integrated into the curriculum, depending on the seat. Have Positive schools, the contents appear in Physical Education classes until 3. Grade of elementary school. Then it is offered as extra activity and free.
Include the board game world's oldest teaching tool is beneficial to children, educators point out. The main gain is cognitive. Help in developing capabilities like memory, concentration, reasoning and logic.
For the director of elementary education in the municipal education Curitiba, Nara Luz Salamunes, one of the advantages is the participation in championships. "The child finds himself in a permanent challenge, as it must develop different strategies. Not to mention that is something that gives pleasure, "he said.
According to the chess teacher of Bom Jesus Our Lady of Lourdes, Fábio Corrêa Volpe, the game also helps develop the organization and responsibility. "Chess teaches us that no good just thinking about that moment, but the result that the movement will then chosen. Thus in life, "he points out.
Better development of logical and mathematical thinking is the commitment of the Positive schools to invest in the practice of chess since. 1 year of elementary school, according to the supervisor of Culture and Sports Zair Candido Netto. "You also have the cognitive issue, but the main goal is to promote mathematics," he says.
Already in the municipal school in Curitiba, the bet is won in that chess brings its own. "Do not we combine a specific area of knowledge," says Nara. A specific project is offered to students interested in contraturno school. Are 78 public schools offering chess outside normal classroom.
Tool
By mid-2010, a specific content about the game will incorporate the textbook for public elementary public school. The book exists for high school students of Paraná as support material for books sent by the Ministry of Education. It is produced by teachers of their own state system.
The author of the content of chess Osni Zioli, physical education teacher in Pato Branco, in the southwest of the state, points out that the use of chess in schools goes beyond the cognitive development of children. Relate the story of the game with social issues, historical moments and gender issues. "The context gives life to chess," he said.
One of the examples used by the teacher is the gender issue behind the lady, the strongest of the game. According Zioli until the Renaissance Europe, the name given to the piece was the king's. "After it was changed, the very rule of chess has changed for religious reasons. Before, the player who arrived with a pawn at the end of the board was entitled to take one or more advisers. Then one could choose a lady once, "he explains.
Students recognize the benefits
Children and adolescents who practice chess at school for some time recognized the benefits of play for learning. For the student of 4. Lucas Nacif Giacomin, 10 years, acquire patience was one of the biggest gains. Lucas receives lessons of the game since he was 5 years old. "I talk a lot and am very excited. Chess has helped me pay more attention and make things more calmly, "he says.
The takeover was better in the opinion of the student 3. Grade George William Lokang, 8 years. "It's a game that has to use much intelligence," he says. For Pedro Paulo Leal de Medeiros, 12-year-old chess champion from its level at the Don Bosco College, the greatest benefit is the improved ability to concentrate. "I got more attention in class," he says. Pedro Paulo is in 6. Grade and have chess lessons from the age of 7. For the coordinator of Physical Education of Don Bosco, Rachel Fontoura dos Santos Lima, one of the main benefits of the practice of chess is taught to deal with failure or success. "You have a strategic plan. Who says the game better and have a vision of the whole, does better, "he said. (TD)
History
The game of chess is an ancient war, played between two players who move first 16 pieces on a board composed of 64 houses. The initial position, name and value of the pieces represent the historical context of the Middle Ages. King, Queen, Knight, Rook, Bishop and Pawn are characters that represent the company at the time. The goal is to attack the opponent's king in a way that there is no legal move to avoid capture. Whoever applies the "stalemate" and wins the game. The idea of chess at school appeared in Russia after the war, in 50 years, who later went on to produce champions series this type of game. At the same time, countries like Belgium and Zaire developed scientific studies and found that chess improved numerical skills, verbal and cognitive abilities in general. In 70 years, researchers from Venezuela and the United States conducted studies in the school environment and concluded that learning of the students subjected to the practice of chess is more durable.
Source: Gazeta do Povo
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