<div dir="ltr">Eric - So happy to have you participating at this time. <div><br></div><div>Barbara</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:02 AM, John <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:judgejohn@msn.com" target="_blank">judgejohn@msn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks, Eric.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I am ashamed to admit I did not even know what the EBU is.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">My horizons for pirating good ideas should not be limited to our shores!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Looks like something which would be most effective if implemented nationwide (read, “ACBL”), not in a single district.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">But maybe we could pilot a scaled-down version here.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Eric Sieg [mailto:<a href="mailto:easieg@gmail.com" target="_blank">easieg@gmail.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2017 9:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Seattle ACBL Unit Board <<a href="mailto:sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com" target="_blank">sbuboard@mailman.celestial.<wbr>com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Barbara Nist <<a href="mailto:bnist2@gmail.com" target="_blank">bnist2@gmail.com</a>>; Ann Romeo <<a href="mailto:annromeo@gmail.com" target="_blank">annromeo@gmail.com</a>>; Bill Bumpas <<a href="mailto:bbumpas@aol.com" target="_blank">bbumpas@aol.com</a>>; Anne Farmer <<a href="mailto:seattlenextgenbridge@gmail.com" target="_blank">seattlenextgenbridge@gmail.<wbr>com</a>>; John <<a href="mailto:judgejohn@msn.com" target="_blank">judgejohn@msn.com</a>>; Patti McCallum <<a href="mailto:pattimcbridge@gmail.com" target="_blank">pattimcbridge@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:shirleyjohnson@comcast.net" target="_blank">shirleyjohnson@comcast.net</a>; Steve Lewis
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBU Board] Teaching Bridge in the Seattle Schools<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal">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: <a href="http://www.ebedcio.org.uk/junior-award-scheme" target="_blank">http://www.ebedcio.org.<wbr>uk/junior-award-scheme</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 5:55 PM, Don Logerwell <<a href="mailto:donlogerwell@comcast.net" target="_blank">donlogerwell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">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.
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>Teaching Bridge in the Seattle Schools<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is a memo with observations and suggestions about our program.<u></u><u></u></p>
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