Checkmate: Using Chess to Change Lives

In a Wall Street Journal article this week, Stephanie Banchero highlight's one St. Louis school's innovate strategy of using chess to change lives. Below is a snippet from school founder Jimmie Edwards quoted in the article:

"Most of my kids are impulsive, reactionary and they lash out without thinking through the consequences," said Mr. Edwards, who walks the school's halls almost daily. "Chess teaches them patience and teaches them that there are consequences to bad decisions."

This is an excellent read, especially if you are interested in the many many applications of board games and board game mechanics in the school and the workplace.