[SBU Board] Teaching Bridge in the Seattle Schools

[Barbara Nist]

Eric - So happy to have you participating at this time.

Barbara

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:02 AM, John <judgejohn at msn.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Eric.
>
> I am ashamed to admit I did not even know what the EBU is.
>
> But my first read thru the attachment to your message convinces me that
> the English seem to have a wonderful idea – something we should consider
> for here.
>
> My horizons for pirating good ideas should not be limited to our shores!
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> Looks like something which would be most effective if implemented
> nationwide (read, “ACBL”), not in a single district.
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> But maybe we could pilot a scaled-down version here.
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> Thanks again.
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>
> JLW
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> *From:* Eric Sieg [mailto:easieg at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2017 9:08 AM
> *To:* Seattle ACBL Unit Board <sbuboard at mailman.celestial.com>
> *Cc:* Barbara Nist <bnist2 at gmail.com>; Ann Romeo <annromeo at gmail.com>;
> Bill Bumpas <bbumpas at aol.com>; Anne Farmer <seattlenextgenbridge at gmail.com>;
> John <judgejohn at msn.com>; Patti McCallum <pattimcbridge at gmail.com>;
> shirleyjohnson at comcast.net; Steve Lewis <lordjoe2000 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [SBU Board] Teaching Bridge in the Seattle Schools
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> Observations were great and made lots of sense. I don't have tons to
> contribute since I'm not involved in teaching, but one thing I thought was
> really interesting was the junior award scheme they are using in the EBU to
> track progression and give students goals. IIRC, participation and
> engagement jumped significantly after they started using it. Link here:
> http://www.ebedcio.org.uk/junior-award-scheme
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> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 5:55 PM, Don Logerwell <donlogerwell at comcast.net>
> wrote:
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> Thank you, John, for your excellent observations. I share much of what you
> experienced.But the most significant is the lack of time to teach,
> especially to teach bidding.
>
> The kids love to play hands so I incorporate one hand, pre-dealt in
> boards, at each session. I set up the boards so that they incorporate what
> I've told them in a brief lecture at the start of each class.
>
> As regards other cities, I would be glad to talk to Kathy Lane who runs
> Reno Youthbridge. I worked with her while we had our house in Reno.
>
> Don
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> ------ Original Message ------
>
> *From: *John Weinberg
> *To: *Anne Farmer, shirleyjohnson at comcast.net, Steve Lewis,
> annromeo at gmail.com, Barbara Nist, Bill Bumpas, Patti McCallum, Don
> Logerwell, John Weinberg
> *Cc: *Seattle ACBL Unit Board
> *Sent: *January 29, 2017 at 4:51 PM
> *Subject: *Teaching Bridge in the Seattle Schools
>
> Greetings, friends.
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> Attached is a memo with observations and suggestions about our program.
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> Thanks for taking the time to look at it.
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> If you have trouble opening it, please let me know.
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> John Weinberg
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